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CHINESE CHARACTER

quàn

劝

劝

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urge

Numbered pinyin
quan4
English meanings
encourage, urge, talk, advise, advice, persuade, prevail, encouragement, try to persuade, exhort

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 又; right 力.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰又力

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    quàn劝tā他bié别qù去。

    Advise him not to go.

  2. 02

    hǎohǎo好好quàn劝。

    Persuade kindly.

  3. 03

    quàn劝yī一quàn劝。

    Try to persuade.

  4. 04

    quàn劝bù不zhù住。

    Can't persuade.

  5. 05

    tīng听quàn劝。

    Take advice.

  6. 06

    quàn劝hé和。

    Mediate.

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