谏

jiàn

j+iàn·4th tone

to remonstrate · to admonish

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

谏=讠+柬

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to remonstrate

to admonish

jiàn

surname Jian

Jiàn

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Words with 谏 91 total

to admonish strenuously苦谏kǔ jiàn to admonish tactfully几谏jī jiàn

Idioms with 谏 17 total Chain

to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)从谏如流cóng jiàn rú liú the rejection of criticisms and the whitewashing of one's mistakes · refuse representations and gloss over one's mistakes (or errors)拒谏饰非jù jiàn shì fēi