詮 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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quán

explain

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

Components

言 Meaning component

yán

speech

全 Sound component

quán

entire

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

quán

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

Most common words with 詮

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 1.5858% of movies

3038th most common character in movies

3683rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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