劝

quàn

recommend, advise, urge

How to write 劝, stroke by stroke

to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe

Ideographic: The power 力 beside 又 the throne

Made of 又 + 力

劝说quàn shuōto persuade; persuasion; to advise
劝告quàn gàoto advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice
劝服quàn fúto persuade; to convince; to win (sb) over
劝阻quàn zǔto advise against; to dissuade
劝动quàn dòngto incite
劝化quàn huàto exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms
劝和quàn héto mediate; to urge peace
劝导quàn dǎoto advise; to attempt to convince
劝慰quàn wèito console
劝教quàn jiàoto advise and teach; to persuade and instruct
劝架quàn jiàto mediate in a quarrel; to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down
劝解quàn jiěconciliation; mediation; to mollify; to propitiate; to reconcile

你为什么不他的劝告？
nǐ wèi shén me bù tā de quàn gào ？
Why wouldn't you listen to his advice?
我们试着劝了他。
wǒ men shì zhe quàn le tā 。
We tried to persuade him.
她劝我别相信她的话。
tā quàn wǒ bié xiāng xìn tā de huà 。
He advised me not to believe what she says.
我努力劝他远离那个计划，但是他不听。
wǒ nǔ lì quàn tā yuǎn lí nà ge jì huà ， dàn shì tā bù tīng 。
I tried to talk him out of the project, but in vain.
我劝他别老想着啃老。
wǒ quàn tā bié lǎo xiǎng zhe kěn lǎo 。
I advised him to be independent of his parents.