阐 (chǎn): to explain
阐 (chǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to explain.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 门 (semantic) and 单 (phonetic). It ranks #2147 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 阐 gate. Its radical form 门 (gate) appears in many related characters such as 门 (mén, door, gate), 间 (jiān, room, between), 闪 (shǎn, to flash, to dodge).
Definitions
- to explain
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阐述verb | chǎn shù | to expound (a position) |
| 阐明verb | chǎn míng | to elucidate |
| 阐释verb | chǎn shì | to explain |
| 阐发verb | chǎn fā | to elucidate |
| 阐示 | chǎn shì | to demonstrate |
| 推阐 | tuī chǎn | to elucidate |
| 阐扬verb | chǎn yáng | to expound |
阐 appears in 7 compound words: 86 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 阐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
请阐明你的观点，让大家都能理解。
Qǐng chǎnmíng nǐ de guāndiǎn, ràng dàjiā dōu néng lǐjiě.
Please explain your views so everyone can understand.
...ion首席执行官在摩根士丹利网络研讨会上阐述AI药物发现战略
. . . i o n shǒu xí zhí háng guān zài mó gēn shì dān lì wǎng lào yán tǎo huì shàng chǎn shù A I yào wù fā xiàn zhàn lüè
...ion CEO Outlines AI-Driven Drug Discovery Strategy at Morgan Stanley Webinar
“阐明历史真相,防止日本军国主义历史重演”—...
chǎn míng lì shǐ zhēn xiāng , fáng zhǐ rì běn jūn guó zhǔ yì lì shǐ chóng yǎn — . . .
“Clarify the historical truth and prevent the recurrence of Japanese militarism”—...
哥伦布麦金农于摩根大通会议上阐述策略性成长路径
gē lún bù mài jīn nóng yú mó gēn dà tōng huì yì shàng chǎn shù cè lüè xìng chéng cháng lù jìng
Columbus McInnon Outlines Strategic Growth Path at JPMorgan Conference
Resideo于摩根大通会议上阐述战略分拆见解
R e s i d e o yú mó gēn dà tōng huì yì shàng chǎn shù zhàn lüè fēn chāi jiàn jiě
Resideo presents strategic spin-off insights at JPMorgan Chase & Co. conference
Green Plains于美国银行会议上阐述生物燃料战略转型
yú měi guó yín háng huì yì shàng chǎn shù shēng wù rán liào zhàn lüè zhuǎn xíng
Green Plains Presents Biofuel Strategic Transformation at Bank of America Conference
他简单地阐述了他的理由。
Tā jiǎndān de chǎnshù le tā de lǐyóu.
He gave his reasons in brief.
Character Family
门 Radical Family — Characters sharing the gate radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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