懂中文 Dong Chinese

勸

quàn

recommend

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

Components
力 meaning component

力  Meaning component

lì

  

power

雚 sound component

雚  Sound component

guàn, huán

  

heron

Evolution

勸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
勸 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勸 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
勸 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

劝 (勸) 

quàn

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

Most common words with 勸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

劝

to advise

劝说

to persuade

劝告

to advise

劝阻

to dissuade

奉劝

may I offer a bit of advice