谏 jiànJiàn remonstrate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All "jian4" meanings All meanings 2 jiàn 1 remonstrate 1Jiàn 1 remonstrate 1 1 sentence for 谏 (jiàn) 古人认为,当下级发现上级有错时,应当直言规谏。 gǔrén rènwéi, dāng xiàjí fāxiàn shàngjí yǒu cuò shí, yīngdāng zhíyán guī jiàn. Ancient people believed that when a subordinate finds a superior to be in error, they should offer direct admonition. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary