劝谏
quàn​jiàn

admonish

劝 quàn recommend Simplified

The power 力 beside 又 the throne

Components

又
又 Meaning component
yòu again
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Sources

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谏 jiàn, làn remonstrate Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 柬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諫.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

柬
柬 Sound component
jiǎn letter

Sources

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勸 quàn recommend Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
雚
雚 Sound component
guàn, huán heron

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhjwonHC.qʷʰar-sencourage
Zhengzhangkʰons
Unicodekiuæ̀n

說文解字

勉也。从力雚聲。

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

諫 remonstrate Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 柬 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
柬
柬 Sound component
jiǎn letter

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkaenHkˤranʔ(-s)
(~ *kˤranʔ)		admonish
Zhengzhangkraːns
Unicodegàn

說文解字

証也。从言柬聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)