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谄
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HSK 10
Communication →Language
chǎn
テン
へつら.う
첨
Components
Traditional (諂)
言 say+ 臽 Pit A Pit =
諂 toady
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
speech
臽 Phonetic component
xiàn Pit A Pit
a pit, a hole
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Simplified (谄)
讠 speech+ 臽 Pit A Pit =
谄 flatter
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
speech
臽 Phonetic component
xiàn Pit A Pit
a pit, a hole
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Notes
Similar Characters
唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
谄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谄 / 諂 [chǎn]
to flatter; to cajole
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
谄媚 [chǎn​mèi] #31,247
to flatter
谄媚者 [chǎn​mèi​zhě] #71,417
flatterer
谗谄 [chán​chǎn]
to defame one person while flattering another
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
媚びへつらう [こびへつらう] #43,215
to flatter
諂う [へつらう] #117,867
to flatter
諂い [へつらい] #165,268
flattery
諂媚 [てんび]
currying favor