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谚
諺
yàn
1. proverb
Common • Top 14%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

谚
yàn
proverb, maxim
11 丶

Compound Words (9)

俗谚
súyàn
common saying
俚谚
lǐyàn
common saying
古谚
gǔyàn
ancient proverb
民谚
mínyàn
folk saying
谚文
yànwén
hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet
谚语
yànyǔ
proverb
农谚
nóngyàn
farmers' saying
里谚
lǐyàn
common saying
俗谚口碑
súyànkǒubēi
common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,624
Word Frequency Rank
11,599 of 84,292

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