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yàn
noun #52,098

Meanings

  1. 1 proverb; saying; adage

Examples

HSK 5
谚语说得好，一寸光阴一寸金。
Yànyǔ shuō de hǎo, yí cùn guāngyīn yí cùn jīn.
As the proverb goes, an inch of time is an inch of gold.
HSK 7-9
农谚总结了世代的经验。
Nóng yàn zǒngjié le shìdài de jīngyàn.
Farming proverbs sum up generations of experience.

Tips

usage
Common in 谚语 (proverb) and 农谚 (farming saying). These are short, fixed folk sayings passed down through speech.

Components

radical
讠 yán
speech; words
The speech radical (left-side form of 言) fits the meaning: a proverb is a fixed saying handed down by word of mouth.
phonetic
彦 yàn
a man of talent
Supplies the reading yàn; its sense of refined wisdom also suits the polished, time-tested nature of a proverb.

Stroke Order

谚 yàn