诠 (quán): to explain
诠 (quán) is a Chinese character meaning “to explain.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 全 (phonetic). It ranks #3116 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 诠 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 话 (huà, speech, words), 说 (shuō, to speak, to say), 请 (qǐng, please, to invite).
Definitions
- to explain
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诠释verb | quán shì | to interpret |
| 正教真诠 | zhèng jiào zhēn quán | Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆, a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty |
| 诠释资料 | quán shì zī liào | metadata |
| 诠释学noun | quán shì xué | hermeneutics |
| 真诠 | zhēn quán | to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) |
| 诠解 | quán jiě | to explain (a text) |
| 诠注 | quán zhù | notes and commentary |
诠 appears in 7 compound words: 71 as the first character, 29 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 诠 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
诠字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
quán zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "詮" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.
...将登场? 分析师:考验郑丽文对“一中”的诠释 美国不会反对双方会面
. . . jiāng dēng chǎng ? fēn xī shī : kǎo yàn zhèng lí wén duì yī zhōng de quán shì měi guó bù huì fǎn duì shuāng fāng huì miàn
...Will she make an appearance? Analyst: This will test Cheng Li-wen’s interpretation of “One China”; the U.S. will not oppose a meeting between the two sides
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shàng hǎi miǎn fèi xīn zhǎn jù wù diāo sù zhèn hàn quán shì dōng fāng shěn měi
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北海天福宫申请路名被拒 陈诠峰建议改国文名解僵局
běi hǎi tiān fú gōng shēn qǐng lù míng bèi jù chén quán fēng jiàn yì gǎi guó wén míng jiě jiāng jú
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...争工具 民进党批对历史不敬:去脉络化扭曲诠释
. . . zhēng gōng jù mín jìn dǎng pī duì lì shǐ bù jìng : qù mài lào huà niǔ qū quán shì
... Fighting for tools The DPP criticizes disrespect for history: decontextualizing and distorting interpretations
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced quán
Frequently Asked Questions
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