懂中文 Dong Chinese

谶

chèn

prophecy

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

speech

韱 sound component

韱  Sound component

xiān

  

wild onions or leeks

Evolution

谶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谶 Seal script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Seal script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
谶 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谶 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

谶 (讖) 

chèn

prophecy, hint, omen; prophecy; omen

Most common words with 谶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

谶

omen

谶纬

divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)

谶语

prophecy