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谶
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hint

HSK 10
Communication →Language
chèn
シン
참
Components
Traditional (讖)
言 say+ 韱 wild onions or leeks =
讖 hint
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
speech
韱 Phonetic component
xiān wild onions or leeks
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Simplified (谶)
讠 speech+ 韱 wild onions or leeks =
谶 prophecy
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
speech
韱 Phonetic component
xiān wild onions or leeks
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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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Seal Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Seal
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
谶
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谶 / 讖 [chèn]
prophecy; omen
Japanese
讖 しん 同音
noun rare foretelling; prophecy
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
谶纬 [chèn​wěi] #57,958
divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
谶语 [chèn​yǔ] #59,125
prophecy
一语成谶 [yī​yǔ​chéng​chèn]
(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic