谀 (yú): to flatter

Meanings

1 to flatter
2 to fawn on; to toady

Characters

谀

yú

to flatter

Examples

他用阿谀奉承的话博得了老板的欢心。

Tā yòng ēyú fèngcheng de huà bó de le lǎobǎn de huānxīn.

He won the boss's favor with flattering, fawning words.

正直的官员不谄谀上司。

Zhèngzhí de guānyuán bù chǎnyú shàngsi.

An upright official does not curry favor with his superiors.

Tips

usage

谀 is bound and negative, used in 阿谀 (阿谀, 'to flatter shamelessly'), often in 阿谀奉承 (阿谀奉承, 'to fawn and toady'). It implies insincere praise to gain favor.

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech; words

讠 is the left-side form of the speech radical 言. Flattery is harmful, insincere speech, so the speech radical carries the core meaning.

phonetic

臾 yú

phonetic

臾 supplies the sound yú directly, with no tone shift. It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

谀 yú

Related Words

阿谀奉承 ēyú-fèngchéng #22,882

to fawn over / to flatter obsequiously / sweet-talking / to toady

阿 ē #996

to flatter / to fawn on; to curry favor

过奖 guòjiǎng HSK 7-9 #47,736

to flatter / you flatter me / you are too kind (said modestly)

百般奉承 bǎibān-fèngchéng

to flatter in every possible way / to fawn on someone shamelessly

奉承 fèngcheng #13,317

to fawn on / to flatter / to ingratiate oneself / flattery

谄媚 chǎnmèi #31,247

to flatter / to fawn on / to suck up to / obsequious

好说 hǎoshuō HSK 7-9 #8,518

easy to deal with / no problem / you flatter me

捧 pěng HSK 7-9 #8,521

to hold in both hands; to cup in one's palms / to praise; to flatter

恭维 gōngwéi HSK 7-9 #9,229

to flatter / to compliment (often insincerely)

媚 mèi #15,086

charming; enchanting / to flatter; to fawn on