谚
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proverb
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 言 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 諺
- Common rank
- #3,247
- Unicode
- U+8C1A
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Formation & memory
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How 谚 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Elegant 彦 words 讠; 彦 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 谚
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俗谚口碑 | common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs | |
| 谚文 | hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet | |
| 里谚 | common saying; folk proverb | |
| 谚语 | proverb | |
| 民谚 | folk saying; proverb | |
| 古谚 | ancient proverb; old saying | |
| 农谚 | farmers' saying | |
| 俗谚 | common saying; proverb | |
| 俚谚 | common saying; folk proverb |