Chinese symbol for “maxim”
格言
gé yán
maxim
The closest CC-CEDICT match for maxim is 格言 (gé yán), defined as: maxim.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “maxim”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 座右铭 (座右銘) | zuò yòu míng | motto; maxim |
| 处世原则 (處世原則) | chǔ shì yuán zé | a maxim; one's principles |
| 处事原则 (處事原則) | chǔ shì yuán zé | a maxim; one's principles |
| 训条 (訓條) | xùn tiáo | instruction; order |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 格言.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 价格 (價格) | jià gé | price |
| 资格 (資格) | zī gé | qualifications; seniority |
| 风格 (風格) | fēng gé | style |
| 严格 (嚴格) | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature; disposition |
| 合格 | hé gé | to meet the standard required; qualified |
| 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 ... |
See also: Japanese symbol for “maxim”.
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.