劝
勸HSK 5freq #3745
Meanings
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- 1.to advise
- 2.to urge
- 3.to try to persuade
- 4.to exhort
- 5.to console
- 6.to soothe
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Wiktionary
- 1.to hide; to conceal
- 2.to put; to place
- 3.to keep; to put aside
- 4.to deposit
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 囗 (“enclosure”) + phonetic 亢 (OC *kaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs). Compare Proto-Tai *k.raŋᴬ, whence Thai ขัง (kǎng, “to confine; to imprison”) (Manomaivibool, 1976).
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Derived terms
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Related words
劝说 to persuade劝告 to advise劝阻 to advise against劝勉 to advise劝解 conciliation劝化 to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism)劝酒 to urge sb to drink alcohol规劝 to advise哀劝 to persuade by all possible means; to implore劝农 (historical) to encourage farming; to encourage farmers to cultivate the land听劝 to heed advice; to listen to counsel劝诱 to prevail upon