chǎn

flatter

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

speech

臽 sound component

  Sound component

xiàn

  

a pit

Evolution

諂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
諂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
諂 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
諂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

chǎn

flatter, truckle, toady; to flatter; to cajole

Most common words with 諂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

谄媚

to flatter

to flatter

谄媚者

flatterer