jiàn
Traditional: 諫
谏 (jiàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to remonstrate; to admonish”.
Meanings
- 1to remonstrate
- 2to admonish
Related words
谏surname Jian从谏如流to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)几谏to admonish tactfully劝谏to admonish泣谏to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity直谏to admonish sb frankly苦谏to admonish strenuously规谏to remonstrate讽谏(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully诤谏to criticize frankly谏书written admonition from an official to his sovereign (old)谏征to send or go on a punitive expedition