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谏

jiàn

Character Traditional 諫

What 谏 means

1. to remonstrate
2. to admonish

Other readings

谏 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jiànsurname Jian

Words starting with 谏

• 谏征jiàn zhēngto send or go on a punitive expedition
• 谏书jiàn shūwritten admonition from an official to his sovereign (old)
• 谏言jiàn yánadvice; to advise
• 谏正jiàn zhèngsee 诤谏
• 谏诤jiàn zhèngsee 诤谏

Words containing 谏

• 劝谏quàn jiànto admonish
• 几谏jī jiànto admonish tactfully
• 泣谏qì jiànto counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
• 直谏zhí jiànto admonish sb frankly; direct criticism
• 苦谏kǔ jiànto admonish strenuously
• 规谏guī jiànto remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese); to exhort
• 讽谏fěng jiàn(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
• 从谏如流cóng jiàn rú liúto follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction…
• 诤谏zhèng jiànto criticize frankly; to admonish

Characters that look like 谏

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 课kèsubject; course; class
• 谍diéto spy
• 谟móplan; to practice
• 悚sǒngfrightened
• 谛dìto examine; truth (Buddhism)

Sounds the same

Read jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 见to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 件item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
• 健healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen
• 建to establish; to found; to set up
• 键key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 渐gradual; gradually
• 践to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk
• 荐to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass
• 剑double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 鉴bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 舰warship
• 箭arrow