諺 = 言 + 彦

諺 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “proverb”. It is built from 言 (words) and 彦 (elegant).

Keyword: proverb
Pinyin (Mandarin): yàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: proverb, maxim, максима, пословица, maxim
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 諺 proverb

Decomposition

ids

言 words
彦 elegant

How to find 諺 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “words” + “elegant”. 諺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 諺 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.