Chinese symbol for “allegory”
寓言
yù yán
fable; allegory; parable; 则 (zé)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for allegory is 寓言 (yù yán), defined as: fable; allegory; parable; 则 (zé).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “allegory”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 寓言.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套 (tào)) |
| 寓意 | yù yì | moral (of a story); lesson to be learned |
| 寓所 | yù suǒ | dwelling |
| 公寓楼 (公寓樓) | gōng yù lóu | apartment building; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 寓居 | yù jū | to make one's home in; to reside in |
| 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 “allegory”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.