劝 quàn — to advise; to urge; to persuade; to exhort

劝

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #186

Traditional: 勸

quàn quan4

Basic definition

  1. verb to advise; to urge; to persuade; to exhort e.g 劝说劝告劝阻
  2. verb to encourage; to urge; to inspire; to spur e.g 劝勉劝学劝导

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从力,雚( guàn)声。简化字中“又”仅是一个符号。本义:勉励)
  2. encourage e.g 劝进 · 劝蚕 · 劝戒 · 劝相 · 劝掖 · 劝督 · 劝奖 · 劝劳 · 劝农 · 劝慕 · 劝惩
  3. advise;urge;try to persuade e.g 劝导劝谏 劝沮 · 劝酬 · 劝杯 · 劝盘 · 劝讽
  4. try hard e.g 劝赞 · 劝心 · 劝功 · 劝务 · 劝耕 · 劝业
  5. look at;view;watch
  6. please;joy
noun
  1. 姓

Related words