visit

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

曷 sound component

  Sound component

  

why? what? where?

Evolution

谒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
谒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谒 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谒 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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visit, pay respects to; to visit (a superior)

Most common words with 谒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to visit (a superior)

拜谒

to pay a formal visit

谒陵

to pay homage at a mausoleum

参谒

to visit

叩谒

to visit (esp. one's superiors)

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)