common
literary

Meaning of

谒 means to pay a formal visit (to a superior); to call on; to have an audience with. Pronounced yè.

  • to pay a formal visit (to a superior); to call on; to have an audience with

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhuān
chéng
qián
wǎng
Shǎn
西
Huáng
líng
 

He made a special trip to Shaanxi to pay his respects at the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum.

Wài
bīn
qǐng
qiú
jìn
zǒng
tǒng
 

The foreign guests requested an audience with the president.

Kǒng
céng
shuài
bài
Zhōu
miào
 

Confucius once led his disciples to pay formal visits to the Zhou Dynasty temples.