劝 - quàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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劝 (勸)

quàn

Definition

to advise
to urge
to try to persuade
to exhort
to console
to soothe

Character Decomposition

Related words (28)

劝农

quàn nóng

to promote agriculture

to incite

to advise; to encourage

劝化

quàn huà

to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms

劝告

quàn gào

to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice

劝和

quàn hé

to mediate; to urge peace

劝导

quàn dǎo

to advise; to attempt to convince

to console

to advise and teach; to persuade and instruct

prevail; convince

to mediate in a quarrel; to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down

劝解

quàn jiě

conciliation; mediation; to mollify; to propitiate; to reconcile

劝诫

quàn jiè

to exhort; to admonish

劝诱

quàn yòu

to prevail upon; to coax

劝说

quàn shuō

to persuade; persuasion; to advise

劝课

quàn kè

to encourage and supervise (esp. state officials promoting agriculture)

to admonish

to urge sb to drink alcohol

劝阻

quàn zǔ

to advise against; to dissuade

劝驾

quàn jià

to urge sb to accept a post; to urge sb to agree to do sth

劝农使

quàn nóng shǐ

envoy charge with promoting agriculture (in Han dynasty)

哀劝

āi quàn

to persuade by all possible means; to implore

to coax

may I offer a bit of advice

相劝

xiāng quàn

to persuade; to exhort; to advise

to advise

to soothe; to pacify; to mollify; to mediate (in a dispute etc)

惩恶劝善

chéng è quàn shàn

see 惩恶扬善

Idioms (1)

劝善惩恶

quàn shàn chéng è

to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to you

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