谀 Stroke Order

谀 諛 yú 1. Flattery; sycophancy. - 谄媚，奉承: ～言 (flattering words). - 阿（ē）～奉承 (to excessively flatter). - ～辞 (words of flattery). - ～墓 (to flatter the deceased). 2. Flattering words (English: flattery). 3. To be kindly and genial (English: be kindly and genial). - 如: 谀然 (a condition of being happy and agreeable). 4. As a verb: - 本义: To flatter; to sycophant. - 造字法: A phonetic compound. Composed of the character for "speech" and the sound "臾". 5. Noteworthy references: - 《说文》: 谀，谄也 (flattery is all about sycophancy). - 《庄子·渔夫》: 不择是非而言谓之谀 (to speak without discerning right from wrong is called flattery). - 《荀子·脩身》: 以不善和人者谓之谀 (one who does not treat others well is called a flatterer). - 《说苑·臣术》: 从命病君谓之谀 (obeying a sick king is called flattery). - 唐· 韩愈: 官盛则近谀 (when officials are prominent, they are prone to sycophancy). - 唐· 柳宗元: 诬谀之徒 (the people who spread slanderous flatteries). - 明· 归有光: 谄谀之臣 (flattering ministers). 6. Examples: - 谀墓之金 (compensation for writing epitaphs). - 谀颂 (flattering praise). - 谀悦 (sycophancy; flattery). - 谀墓 (regarding flattering the dead in epitaphs). - 谀佞 (one who is accustomed to flattering speech). - 谀言 (words of flattery). 7. As a noun: Flattering words (English: flattery). - 引用: 《汉书·韦贤传》: 唯囿是恢，唯谀是信 (only flattery is trusted). - Examples: - 谀史 (historical records with excessive praises). 8. As an adjective: To be kindly and genial (English: be kindly and genial). - 如: 谀然 (a state of being happy and agreeable).