Chinese Word: 谏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

谏 (Trad.: 諫)

Pinyin: jiàn

English Definition: to remonstrate; to admonish; surname Jian

Chinese Definition:
①旧时称规劝君主或尊长，使改正错误：谏劝。进谏。谏阻。兵谏。从谏如流。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:柬 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 柬 [ jiǎn ] card, letter, invitation, note

Similar Characters: 徚

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纳谏	nà jiàn	to receive instruction or advice
劝谏	quàn jiàn	to admonish
规谏	guī jiàn	to remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese); to exhort
讽谏	fěng jiàn	(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
兵谏	bīng jiàn	forced remonstration

1		duì zhào zǔ 对照组 de 的 lái 来 jiàn 谏 yě 也 bì xū 必须 jiāo dài 交代 qīng chu 清楚。 The control group admonishes must confess clearly.
2		zhí yán 直言 gǎn 敢 jiàn 谏 shì 是 tā 他 cóng zhèng 从政 pǐn xíng 品行 de 的 zhǔ yào 主要 tè diǎn 特点。 To state outright and dare to remonstrate were his conduct of politics .
3		qí shí 其时， guó wáng 国王 de 的 yī míng 一名 jiàn chén 谏臣 pèng qiǎo 碰巧 hé 和 suí cóng 随从 jīng guò 经过 zhè lǐ 这里。 Meanwhile, an adviser to the king happened to be passing by with his followers.
4		mù qián 目前 yǐ jīng 已经 zài 在 yùn 运 jiǔ jiāng 九江、 jiàn bì 谏壁、 hé zé 菏泽 děng 等 shǔ shí 数十 jiā 家 wù zī 物资 chāo shì 超市。 So far, tens of material supermarkets are under operations, such as in Jiujiang, Jianbi and Heze etc.
5		zuì hǎo 最好 de 的 qíng xing 情形 shì 是， ào bā mǎ 奥巴马 qiāng 将 gǔ lì 鼓励 sà mò sī 萨默斯 bàn yǎn 扮演 “ jiàn chén 谏臣 ” de 的 jué sè 角色。 In the best case, Mr. Obama will encourage Mr. Summers to play the role of fearless truth teller.

1		duì zhào zǔ 对照组 de 的 lái 来 jiàn 谏 yě 也 bì xū 必须 jiāo dài 交代 qīng chu 清楚。 The control group admonishes must confess clearly.
2		zhí yán 直言 gǎn 敢 jiàn 谏 shì 是 tā 他 cóng zhèng 从政 pǐn xíng 品行 de 的 zhǔ yào 主要 tè diǎn 特点。 To state outright and dare to remonstrate were his conduct of politics .
3		qí shí 其时， guó wáng 国王 de 的 yī míng 一名 jiàn chén 谏臣 pèng qiǎo 碰巧 hé 和 suí cóng 随从 jīng guò 经过 zhè lǐ 这里。 Meanwhile, an adviser to the king happened to be passing by with his followers.
4		mù qián 目前 yǐ jīng 已经 zài 在 yùn 运 jiǔ jiāng 九江、 jiàn bì 谏壁、 hé zé 菏泽 děng 等 shǔ shí 数十 jiā 家 wù zī 物资 chāo shì 超市。 So far, tens of material supermarkets are under operations, such as in Jiujiang, Jianbi and Heze etc.
5		zuì hǎo 最好 de 的 qíng xing 情形 shì 是， ào bā mǎ 奥巴马 qiāng 将 gǔ lì 鼓励 sà mò sī 萨默斯 bàn yǎn 扮演 “ jiàn chén 谏臣 ” de 的 jué sè 角色。 In the best case, Mr. Obama will encourage Mr. Summers to play the role of fearless truth teller.