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譴
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谴
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censure

HSK 10
Human →Actions
qiǎn
ケン
せめ.る
견
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 遣 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (譴)
言 say+ 遣 dispatch =
譴 censure
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
遣 Phonetic component
qiǎn dispatch
send, dispatch
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Simplified (谴)
讠 speech+ 遣 dispatch =
谴 reprimand
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
遣 Phonetic component
qiǎn dispatch
send, dispatch
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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
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
谴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谴 / 譴 [qiǎn]
to censure; to reprimand
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
譴 ほまれだ
Homareda unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (8)
谴责 [qiǎn​zé] #7,292
to denounce
自谴 [zì​qiǎn] #69,619
to blame oneself
呵谴 [hē​qiǎn]
to reprimand
天谴 [tiān​qiǎn]
the wrath of Heaven
诃谴 [hē​qiǎn]
variant of 呵譴|呵谴[hē​qiǎn]
谴呵 [qiǎn​hē]
variant of 譴訶|谴诃[qiǎn​hē]
谴诃 [qiǎn​hē]
to reprimand
谴责小说 [qiǎn​zé​xiǎo​shuō]
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅 classification)
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
譴責 [けんせき] #70,209
reprimand
天譴 [てんけん] #188,822
divine punishment
KOREAN WORDS (1)
견책
reprimand; censure; rebuke