谏
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to remonstrate; to admonish
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 言 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 諫
- Common rank
- #2,738
- Unicode
- U+8C0F
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Formation & memory
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Words with 谏
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从谏如流 | to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from… | |
| 谏书 | written admonition from an official to his sovereign (old) | |
| 谏言 | advice; to advise | |
| 谏正 | see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4] | |
| 直谏 | to admonish sb frankly; direct criticism | |
| 苦谏 | to admonish strenuously | |
| 谏征 | to send or go on a punitive expedition | |
| 规谏 | to remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese); to exhort | |
| 几谏 | to admonish tactfully | |
| 劝谏 | to admonish | |
| 泣谏 | to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity | |
| 讽谏 | (literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully | |
| 诤谏 | to criticize frankly; to admonish | |
| 谏诤 | see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 柬 — compare how they read.