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劝
勸
quàn
1. to advise
2. to urge
3. to try to persuade
4. to exhort
5. to console
6. to soothe
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

劝
quàn
to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

劝勉
quànmiǎn
to advise
劝动
quàndòng
to incite
劝化
quànhuà
to persuade
劝告
quàngào
to advise
劝和
quànhé
to mediate
劝学
quànxué
On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi [[荀子]] (c. 310-237 BC)
劝导
quàndǎo
to advise
劝慰
quànwèi
to console
劝戒
quànjiè
variant of [[勸誡|劝诫<quànjiè>]]
劝教
quànjiào
to advise and teach
劝服
quànfú
prevail
劝架
quànjià
to mediate in a quarrel
劝解
quànjiě
conciliation
劝诫
quànjiè
to exhort
劝说
quànshuō
to persuade
劝课
quànkè
to encourage and supervise (esp. state officials promoting agriculture)
劝谏
quànjiàn
to admonish
劝农
quànnóng
to promote agriculture
劝酒
quànjiǔ
to urge sb to drink alcohol
劝阻
quànzǔ
to advise against

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,561
Word Frequency Rank
4,391 of 84,292

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