Chinese symbol for “advice”
谏言
jiàn yán
Traditional: 諫言
advice; to advise
The closest CC-CEDICT match for advice is 谏言 (jiàn yán), defined as: advice; to advise.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “advice”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 处方 (處方) | chǔ fāng | medical prescription; to write out a prescription |
| 劝告 (勸告) | quàn gào | to advise; to urge |
| 忠告 | zhōng gào | to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word |
| 建言 | jiàn yán | to make a suggestion; to state (one's views, ideas etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谏言.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劝谏 (勸諫) | quàn jiàn | to admonish |
| 讽谏 (諷諫) | fěng jiàn | (literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully |
| 规谏 (規諫) | guī jiàn | to remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese) |
| 直谏 (直諫) | zhí jiàn | to admonish sb frankly; direct criticism |
| 谏诤 (諫諍) | jiàn zhèng | see 诤谏 (zhèng jiàn) |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 而言 | ér yán | (typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ... |
| 发言 (發言) | fā yán | to make a speech; statement |
See also: Japanese symbol for “advice”.
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