懂中文 Dong Chinese

詮

quán

explain

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

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

全 sound component

全  Sound component

quán

  

entire

Evolution

詮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
詮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

诠 (詮) 

quán

explain, expound, comment on; to explain; to comment; to annotate

Most common words with 詮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诠释

to interpret

诠

to explain

诠注

exegesis