劝 (quàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to advise”. It is written from 又 (again) and 力 (strength; power), side by side, and takes 4 strokes.
Build the character for “to advise; to urge”
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Structure
又 + 力
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-glyph: 简化字形拆分 ⿰又力，已与 hanzi-writer-data 的 4 笔笔顺逐笔核验
Memory aid
Again (又) and again you put in effort (力) — that is what it takes to talk someone into something.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 劝告quàn gàoto advise; advice劝 = quàn
- 劝说quàn shuōto persuade; to talk someone into something劝 = quàn
- 劝诫quàn jièto exhort; to admonish劝 = quàn
Go deeper
All readings
to advise; to urge
to advise; to urge; to try to persuade someone to do (or stop doing) something
用道理说服别人去做某事或不做某事。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 劝告quàn gàoto advise; advice劝 = quàn
- 劝说quàn shuōto persuade; to talk someone into something劝 = quàn
- 劝诫quàn jièto exhort; to admonish劝 = quàn
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 劝 mean?
劝 (quàn) means to advise; to urge; to try to persuade someone to do (or stop doing) something.
How do you pronounce 劝?
It is pronounced quàn.
What parts is 劝 made of?
又 (again) and 力 (strength; power), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-glyph: 简化字形拆分 ⿰又力，已与 hanzi-writer-data 的 4 笔笔顺逐笔核验. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 劝 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 劝?
力. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 劝?
Common ones are 劝告 and 劝说. The reading of 劝 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.