Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (勸)
Simplified (劝)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
勧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
勧
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勧
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勧
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
劝 / 勸 [quàn]
to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
勧 すすむ
Susumu given name
勧 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
CHINESE WORDS (37)
劝说 [quànshuō] #14,322
to persuade
劝告 [quàngào] #16,615
to advise
劝阻 [quànzǔ] #25,634
to advise against
奉劝 [fèngquàn] #29,145
may I offer a bit of advice
劝导 [quàndǎo] #31,022
to advise
规劝 [guīquàn] #47,794
to advise
劝解 [quànjiě] #56,133
conciliation
劝架 [quànjià] #36,958
to mediate in a quarrel
劝慰 [quànwèi] #29,694
to console
相劝 [xiāngquàn] #44,562
to persuade
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JAPANESE WORDS (46)
⭐ 勧める [すすめる] #2,898
to recommend (someone to do)
⭐ 勧誘 [かんゆう] #8,945
invitation
お勧め [おすすめ] #10,730
recommendation
⭐ 勧告 [かんこく] #19,474
advice
⭐ 勧め [すすめ] #25,791
recommendation
避難勧告 [ひなんかんこく] #50,702
evacuation advisory
⭐ 勧善懲悪 [かんぜんちょうあく] #59,956
rewarding good and punishing evil
酒を勧める [さけをすすめる] #64,450
to press alcohol on someone
勧誘員 [かんゆういん] #90,992
canvasser
勧請 [かんじょう] #91,451
praying for the coming of a deity
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