劝 (quàn): to advise, to urge, to try to persuade
劝 (quàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to advise.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 又 (structural) and 力 (structural). It ranks #1552 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 劝 the power 力 beside 又 the throne. Its radical form 力 (power) appears in many related characters such as 动 (dòng, (of sth) to move), 力 (lì, power), 办 (bàn, to take care of (a matter)).
Definitions
- to advise
- to urge
- to try to persuade
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe power 力 beside 又 the throne
Decomposition: ⿰又力 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劝说 | quàn shuō | to persuade |
| 劝告 | quàn gào | to advise |
| 劝阻 | quàn zǔ | to advise against |
| 奉劝 | fèng quàn | may I offer a bit of advice |
| 劝导 | quàn dǎo | to advise |
| 劝架 | quàn jià | to mediate in a quarrel |
| 相劝 | xiāng quàn | to persuade |
| 规劝 | guī quàn | to advise |
| 劝解 | quàn jiě | conciliation |
| 劝诫 | quàn jiè | to exhort |
| 劝退 | quàn tuì | to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc) |
| 劝诱 | quàn yòu | to prevail upon |
| 小三劝退师 | xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī | consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee |
| 劝和 | quàn hé | to mediate |
| 劝农使 | quàn nóng shǐ | envoy charge with promoting agriculture (in Han dynasty) |
劝 appears in 37 compound words: 65 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 14 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 劝 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
我劝他不要冲动，先冷静下来再做决定。
Wǒ quàn tā bùyào chōngdòng, xiān lěngjìng xiàlai zài zuò juédìng.
I advised him not to be impulsive, but to calm down first before making a decision.
30岁港男亮身家呻穷想搵快钱拍拖 网民劝检讨开支 自爆月入万零花7年储$100万...
suì gǎng nán liàng shēn jiā shēn qióng xiǎng 搵 kuài qián pāi tuō wǎng mín quàn jiǎn tǎo kāi zhī zì bào yuè rù wàn líng huā nián chǔ wàn . . .
A 30-year-old Hong Kong man showed his net worth and complained about his poverty and wanted to find quick money to date, netizens advised him to review his expenses and self-destructed a monthly income of 10,000 yuan and saved $1 million for 7 years...
孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?丈夫劝酒也要承担责任吗
yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? zhàng fū quàn jiǔ yě yāo chéng dān zé rèn ma
Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Does the husband also be responsible for persuading him to drink?
...816爆量却现2%溢价⋯股民忧买贵了!网劝等稳定再买
. . . bào liàng què xiàn yì jià gǔ mín yōu mǎi guì le ! wǎng quàn děng wěn dìng zài mǎi
... 816 explosion is now 2% premium⋯ Shareholders are worried about buying expensive! Online persuasion to wait for stability before buying
...股息⋯她想改买0056、00878!网苦劝:别卖成长资产
. . . gǔ xī tā xiǎng gǎi mǎi ! wǎng kǔ quàn bié mài chéng cháng zī chǎn
... Dividends⋯ She wants to buy 0056 and 00878 instead! The Internet persuades: Don't sell growth assets
川普关税急转弯!曾劝行政院暂缓与美谈判 施俊吉:可惜未获采用
chuān pǔ guān shuì jí zhuǎn wān ! céng quàn háng zhèng yuàn zàn huǎn yǔ měi tán pàn shī jùn jí kě xī wèi huò cǎi yòng
Trump Tariffs Take Sudden Turn! Formerly Advised Executive Yuan to Postpone U.S. Negotiations Shih Chun-chi: Regrettably, Advice Was Not Adopted
汤姆试图劝玛丽放弃。
Tāngmǔ shìtú quàn Mǎlì fàngqì.
Tom tried to talk Mary out of it.
你为什么不他的劝告？
Nǐ wèishénme bù tā de quàngào?
Why wouldn't you listen to his advice?
小王听从了我的劝告，把烟戒了！
Xiǎo Wáng tīngcóng le wǒ de quàngào, bǎ yān jiè le!
Xiao Wang followed my advice and quit smoking.
试图劝她是没有用的。
Shìtú quàn tā shì méiyǒu yòng de.
It's no use trying to persuade her.
Character Family
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