谏
Ancient forms
2 forms- BronzeWestern Zhou
- Small sealQin–Han
- 諫RegularTraditional
- 谏SimplifiedToday
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Meaning
jiàn jian4
- to remonstrate
- to admonish
Jiàn jian4
- surname Jian
Words with 谏
- 谏书jiànshūwritten admonition from an official to his sovereign (old)
- 谏言jiànyánadvice
- 直谏zhíjiànto admonish sb frankly
- 苦谏kǔjiànto admonish strenuously
- 谏征jiànzhēngto send or go on a punitive expedition
- 几谏jījiànto admonish tactfully
- 规谏guījiànto remonstrate
- 劝谏quànjiànto admonish
- 泣谏qìjiànto counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
- 讽谏fěngjiàn(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
- 诤谏zhèngjiànto criticize frankly
- 从谏如流cóngjiànrúliúto follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)