U+8AEB "諫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+8AEB "諫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese and Japanese kanji that primarily means "to admonish," "to remonstrate," or "to give earnest advice," often specifically referring to the act of respectfully and courageously offering counsel to a superior or ruler, acknowledging that such advice may be difficult or unwelcome. It is composed of the radical "言" (speech) on the left and the phonetic component "柬" (meaning "to select" or "letter") on the right, reflecting its core idea of conveying reasoned words. This character appears in classical Chinese texts, such as the historical work "Zuo Zhuan," where it is used to describe loyal ministers who dared to speak truthfully to power, and it retains similar connotations in modern literary and formal contexts across East Asian cultures.