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劝

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

4 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,748 U+529D

How 劝 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

The power 力 beside 又 the throne

components: 又 力

How to remember it

advise · Heisig RSH #1986

crotch + muscle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 劝

WordPinyinMeaning
小三劝退师 xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee
禄劝彝族苗族自治县 Lù quàn Yí zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, in Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
劝动 quàn dòng to incite
劝化 quàn huà to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms
力劝 lì quàn to strongly urge
相劝 xiāng quàn to persuade; to exhort; to advise
劝和 quàn hé to mediate; to urge peace
劝教 quàn jiào to advise and teach; to persuade and instruct
劝说 quàn shuō to persuade; persuasion; to advise
劝解 quàn jiě conciliation; mediation; to mollify; to propitiate; to reconcile
解劝 jiě quàn to soothe; to pacify; to mollify; to mediate (in a dispute etc)
劝酒 quàn jiǔ to urge sb to drink alcohol
禄劝县 Lù quàn Xiàn see 祿勸彝族苗族自治縣|禄劝彝族苗族自治县[Lu4 quan4 Yi2 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
劝服 quàn fú to persuade; to convince; to win (sb) over
劝农使 quàn nóng shǐ commissioner for the encouragement of agriculture, an official title in imperial China
劝导 quàn dǎo to advise; to attempt to convince
劝农 quàn nóng (historical) to encourage farming; to encourage farmers to cultivate the land
听劝 tīng quàn to heed advice; to listen to counsel
劝退 quàn tuì to try to persuade sb to withdraw (from a job, candidacy, school etc)
劝告 quàn gào to advise; to urge; to exhort; exhortation; advice; CL:席[xi2]