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谚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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谚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
谚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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谚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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谚 Stroke Order — How to Write 谚

Stroke Order

谚 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 讠, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

谚 Radical and Character Components

Components:讠彦

谚 is an ideographic compound. Elegant 彦 words 讠; 彦 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 讠 + 9 more strokes

谚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yàn

Meanings of 谚 in Chinese

1

yàn谚

A proverb or popular saying, often reflecting common truths in simple language.
这句古老的谚语,至今仍有深刻的指导意义。
This ancient proverb still holds profound guiding significance today.

Common Words and Phrases with 谚

1
yàn谚yǔ语
A proverb is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or piece of advice, often passed down through generations.
很多谚语都蕴含着深刻的人生哲理,是前人智慧的结晶。
Many proverbs contain profound philosophies of life and are the crystallization of ancestral wisdom.

Idioms with 谚

  • jiē街tán谈xiàng巷yàn谚public opinion and popular gossip
  • sú俗yàn谚kǒu口bēi碑common proverbs and popular sayings

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Questions about 谚

What does 谚 mean in Chinese?

谚 (yàn) means “A proverb or popular saying” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 谚?

谚 is pronounced yàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 谚 have?

谚 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 谚?

谚 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 讠. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 谚?

The radical of 谚 is 讠, and 谚 is an ideographic compound.

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