谏

Traditional (Taiwan): 諫

jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ

    • to remonstrate
    • to admonish
    • surname Jian

Other words read jiàn

In the same tone

  • 见 jiàn see
  • 间 jiàn gap
  • 剑 jiàn double-edged sword
  • 建 jiàn establish
  • 件 jiàn item

All 32 words read jiàn

jian with other tones

  • 兼 jiān double
  • 尖 jiān pointed
  • 浅 jiān sound of moving water
  • 煎 jiān pan fry
  • 减 jiǎn lower

All 86 words read jian in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 谏

    部首 radical
    讠
    笔画 strokes
    11, with 9 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    讠柬
    形旁 meaning
    讠
    声旁 sound
    柬
    Practise writing 谏

    Trace 谏, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Words with 谏

    Starting with 谏

    • 谏言 jiànyán advice
    • 谏书 jiànshū written admonition from an official to his sovereign
    • 谏征 jiànzhēng send or go on a punitive expedition

    Ending with 谏

    • 劝谏 quànjiàn admonish
    • 讽谏 fěngjiàn remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
    • 规谏 guījiàn remonstrate
    • 直谏 zhíjiàn admonish sb frankly
    • 诤谏 zhèngjiàn criticize frankly

    All 8 words ending with 谏

    Containing 谏

    • 从谏如流 cóngjiànrúliú accept criticism or correction

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