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谏
諫
Jiàn
1. surname Jian
Uncommon • Top 69% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

谏
jiàn
to admonish, to remonstrate
11 丶

Compound Words (13)

讽谏
fěngjiàn
(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
几谏
jījiàn
to admonish (a senior person)
劝谏
quànjiàn
to admonish
泣谏
qìjiàn
to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
直谏
zhíjiàn
to admonish sb frankly
苦谏
kǔjiàn
to admonish strenuously
规谏
guījiàn
to remonstrate
诤谏
zhèngjiàn
to criticize frankly
谏征
jiànzhēng
to send or go on a punitive expedition
谏正
jiànzhèng
see [[諍諫|诤谏<zhèngjiàn>]]
谏言
jiànyán
advice
谏诤
jiànzhèng
see [[諍諫|诤谏<zhèngjiàn>]]
从谏如流
cóngjiànrúliú
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

Alternate Entries

谏
jiàn
to remonstrate / to admonish

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,049
Word Frequency Rank
58,266 of 84,292