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CHINESE CHARACTER

谚 (yàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yàn
proverb, maxim
HSK —11 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

讠 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 谚.

讠 · 彦

Visible components

谚 is decomposed as ⿰讠彦.

STROKES · 11

Write 谚 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 谚 (yàn) mean in Chinese?

proverb, maxim

How do you write 谚 in stroke order?

谚 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 谚?

讠 is the radical in 谚. It is the speech side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 谚?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.