诤谏
zhèng​jiàn

admonish

诤 zhèng, zhēng to expostulate Simplified

Fighting 争 words 讠; 争 also provides the pronunciation

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
争
争 SoundMeaning component
zhēng strife, quarrel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

谏 jiàn, làn remonstrate Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 柬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諫.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

柬
柬 Sound component
jiǎn letter

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

諍 to expostulate Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsreːŋs
Unicodejrɛ̀ng

說文解字

止也。从言爭聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

諫 remonstrate Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 柬 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
柬
柬 Sound component
jiǎn letter

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkaenHkˤranʔ(-s)
(~ *kˤranʔ)		admonish
Zhengzhangkraːns
Unicodegàn

說文解字

証也。从言柬聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)