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comment

HSK 10
Communication →Language
quán
セン
せん.ずる、かい、あき.らか
전
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 全 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (詮)
言 say+ 全 whole =
詮 comment
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
全 Phonetic component
quán whole
maintain, keep whole or intact
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Simplified (诠)
讠 speech+ 全 whole =
诠 explain
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
全 Phonetic component
quán whole
maintain, keep whole or intact
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Notes
Similar Characters
唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
詮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
诠 / 詮 [quán]
to explain; to comment; to annotate
Japanese
詮 (ateji) せん 同音

noun

  1. way; method; means
  2. effect; result; worth; benefit; use
甲斐 (ateji) 、 詮 (rare) 、 効 (rare) かい 同音
noun result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit; avail
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
苦心の甲斐があった。
That was well worth the trouble.
Japanese Names
詮 あきら
Akira given name
詮 さとる
Satoru given name
CHINESE WORDS (7)
诠释 [quán​shì] #9,169
to interpret
诠注 [quán​zhù] #67,129
notes and commentary
正教真诠 [zhèng​jiào​zhēn​quán]
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wáng​Dài​yú], a study of Islam
真诠 [zhēn​quán]
to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text)
诠解 [quán​jiě]
to explain (a text)
诠释学 [quán​shì​xué]
hermeneutics
诠释资料 [quán​shì​zī​liào]
metadata
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 所詮 [しょせん] #3,954
after all
⭐ 甲斐 [かい] #7,013
result (that makes an act worthwhile)
詮索 [せんさく] #7,549
inquiry into
⭐ 選考 [せんこう] #25,628
selection
詮議 [せんぎ] #37,142
discussion
詮無い [せんない] #48,765
unavoidable
詮方 [せんかた] #89,804
way
詮索好き [せんさくずき] #91,922
curiosity
詮方ない [せんかたない] #109,492
cannot be helped
詮議立て [せんぎだて] #125,113
thorough discussion
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