(quàn)

HSK 54 strokesTrad.

to advise

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
quàn
Meaning
to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰又力

The power 力 beside 又 the throne

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : power

How to write step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

quàngào
HSK 7-9

to advise

Open 劝告 page →
quànshuō
HSK 7-9

to persuade

Open 劝说 page →
quàn
HSK 7-9

to advise against

Open 劝阻 page →
quànmiǎn

to advise; to encourage

Open 劝勉 page →
quànhuà

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

Open 劝化 page →
quàn

to strongly urge

Open 力劝 page →
quàn

to mediate

Open 劝和 page →

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