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The character 谏 (traditional: 諫) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side features the speech radical 讠 (言 in traditional form), grounding it in the domain of spoken communication. The right side, 柬, provides the pronunciation while also contributing a semantic nuance of selection or discernment. The core meaning of 谏 is to admonish or remonstrate, specifically, to advise a superior, such as a monarch or official, about errors or flawed policies. This denotes a formal, corrective address where a subordinate respectfully yet firmly points out faults and urges rectification, a practice regarded as a vital moral duty within classical bureaucratic systems.
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他经常向领导进谏。
大臣们勇于谏言。
他谏阻了错误的决定。
因为他的谏言，公司避免了损失。
每当有重要决策时，他都会提出谏言。
虽然他的谏言很直接，但领导还是接受了。
在历史中，忠臣往往因直谏而获罪。
鉴于以往的经验，他这次谏劝时采用了更策略的方式。