諺 — Chinese character
諺
yàn
proverb, maxim
- Pinyin
- yàn
- Radical
- 149 ⾔ (Speech)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 言 彦
- Formation
- ideographic — Elegant 彦 words 言; 彦 also provides the pronunciation
- Simplified
- 谚
- Japanese
- 諺 as a kanji
諺 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1 · Great Learning 1
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