to flatter / to cajole

谄 character breakdown

pitfall / trap (archaic)

= + : Marie Curie (xi) wants to catch the crane (⺈) and set up a trap (臽) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She prepares a sling trap (臽) and places a mortar (臼) with some food in the middle of the sling, and soon she will catch the crane.
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).
(archaic) pit; hole in the ground / (archaic) variant of 陷[xian4]

Characters with 谄 as component

谄 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 谄

to defame one person while flattering another / a slandering toady

Sentences with 谄

谄 currently does not appear in any sentence.