| RADICAL | ⾔ (149.9) |
|---|---|
| STROKES | 16 |
| SIMPLIFIED | 谏 |
remonstrate, admonish
| 諫 jiàn |
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| 勸諫 quàn jiàn | to admonish |
| 幾諫 jī jiàn | to admonish tactfully |
| 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú | to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors) |
| 泣諫 qì jiàn | to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity |
| 直諫 zhí jiàn | to admonish sb frankly; direct criticism |
| 苦諫 kǔ jiàn | to admonish strenuously |
| 規諫 guī jiàn | to remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese); to exhort |
| 諍諫 zhèng jiàn | to criticize frankly; to admonish |
| 諫征 jiàn zhēng | to send or go on a punitive expedition |
| 諫正 jiàn zhèng | see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4] |
| 諫言 jiàn yán | advice; to advise |
| 諫諍 jiàn zhèng | see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4] |
| 諷諫 fěng jiàn | (literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully |