Chinese Word: 谶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

谶 (Trad.: 讖)

Pinyin: chèn

English Definition: prophecy; omen

Chinese Definition:
①迷信的人指将要应验的预言、预兆：谶书。谶记(预言将来的文字图像等)。谶语。

Total strokes: 19; Radical: 言

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 韱 [ xiān ] wild onions or leeks

Similar Characters: 攕

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	谶语	chèn yǔ	prophecy; prophetic remark
	谶纬	chèn wěi	divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)

1		fēn xī 分析 qí zhōng 其中 de 的 zhàn bǔ shù 占卜术、 chèn 谶、 fú shí 服食。 Analysis of the divination, prophecy and take.
2		shū miàn 书面 hé 和 kǒu chuán 口传 de 的 xíng shì 形式 zhī wài 之外， hái yǒu 还有 bēi 碑 zài 载 chèn 谶 yáo 谣。 Of written and oral form, there are rumors tablet contains prophecy.
3		shàng miàn 上面 yǐn 引 lù 录 de 的 chèn 谶 yáo 谣 zhōng 中 jí 即 yǒu shǔ 有数 zé 则 wèi 为 diǎn xíng 典型 de 的 tóng yáo 童谣。 The above quoted prophecy recorded in that there are several rumors, compared with a typical children's songs.
4		shī 诗 chèn 谶 shì 是 shèng kāi 盛开 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 gǔ diǎn wén xué 古典文学 bǎi huā yuán 百花园 lǐ 里 de 的 yī zhū 一株 shēn shān 深山 qí pā 奇葩。 Poetry prophecy is an exotic flower in remote mountains which is in full bloom in our Chinese classics hundred-flower garden.
5		zhèng què 正确 píng jià 评价 shī 诗 chèn 谶 duì 对 pī píng 批评 de 地 jiē shòu 接受 chuán tǒng 传统 shī xué 诗学 yí chǎn 遗产 shì 是 shí fēn 十分 bì yào 必要 de 的。 It is essential to evaluate poem prophecy properly to inherit critically the traditional poetics.

1		fēn xī 分析 qí zhōng 其中 de 的 zhàn bǔ shù 占卜术、 chèn 谶、 fú shí 服食。 Analysis of the divination, prophecy and take.
2		shū miàn 书面 hé 和 kǒu chuán 口传 de 的 xíng shì 形式 zhī wài 之外， hái yǒu 还有 bēi 碑 zài 载 chèn 谶 yáo 谣。 Of written and oral form, there are rumors tablet contains prophecy.
3		shàng miàn 上面 yǐn 引 lù 录 de 的 chèn 谶 yáo 谣 zhōng 中 jí 即 yǒu shǔ 有数 zé 则 wèi 为 diǎn xíng 典型 de 的 tóng yáo 童谣。 The above quoted prophecy recorded in that there are several rumors, compared with a typical children's songs.
4		shī 诗 chèn 谶 shì 是 shèng kāi 盛开 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 gǔ diǎn wén xué 古典文学 bǎi huā yuán 百花园 lǐ 里 de 的 yī zhū 一株 shēn shān 深山 qí pā 奇葩。 Poetry prophecy is an exotic flower in remote mountains which is in full bloom in our Chinese classics hundred-flower garden.
5		zhèng què 正确 píng jià 评价 shī 诗 chèn 谶 duì 对 pī píng 批评 de 地 jiē shòu 接受 chuán tǒng 传统 shī xué 诗学 yí chǎn 遗产 shì 是 shí fēn 十分 bì yào 必要 de 的。 It is essential to evaluate poem prophecy properly to inherit critically the traditional poetics.