to be versed in / to know well

谙 character breakdown

"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).
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a loudspeaker.

= + : Maud Younger and the Sun opened a pop-up store in front of the encampment. They sell vases and advertise them using loudspeakers, playing loud music and dancing to it.

Characters with 谙 as component

谙 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 谙

to know (sth) very well / to be an expert in
to know sth fluently / well-versed
(often used in the negative in describing a young person) to have an understanding of things / to know how the world works
conversant / skilled / proficient
to be proficient in
unworldly / unsophisticated

Sentences with 谙

谙 currently does not appear in any sentence.