谀词 yúcí flattery Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 谀 諛 yú to flatter (bound form) to flatter or praise insincerely; commonly used in literary words like 阿谀 ēyú or 谄谀 chǎnyú词 詞 cí nounverb speech statement; words; things spoken or written, such as a script, speech, or legal statement