common
literary

Meaning of

谀 means to flatter; to fawn upon; to toady to. Pronounced yú.

  • to flatter; to fawn upon; to toady to

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Ē
fèng
chéng
shì
chǐ
de
xíng
wéi
 

Flattery and sycophancy are shameful behaviors.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
chōng
mǎn
le
 

This article is full of flattering words.

zhǐ
huì
shàng
xià
 
méi
yǒu
zhēn
cái
shí
xué
 

He only knows how to flatter superiors and bully subordinates, lacking any real talent or knowledge.