谚(yàn)

11 strokesTrad. 諺

proverb

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Character information

Pinyin
yàn
Meaning
proverb
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
諺

Origin & structure

Where 谚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰讠彦

Elegant 彦 words 讠; 彦 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

讠yán彦yàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 諺: Elegant 彦 words 言; 彦 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 谚 step by step

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Words with 谚

Common words using 谚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sú俗yàn谚

common saying; proverb

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lǐ俚yàn谚

common saying; folk proverb

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gǔ古yàn谚

ancient proverb; old saying

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sú俗yàn谚kǒu口bēi碑

common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

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mín民yàn谚

folk saying

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yàn谚yǔ语

proverb

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Related characters

From 谚’s common words

俗俚古口碑民语

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