詮 meaning and stroke order

quán

To expound, to explain, to comment on

Strokes13
Pinyinquán
ToneTone 2

How to write 詮, stroke by stroke

13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 詮

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

quánsecond tone (rising)
  1. to explain
  2. to comment
  3. to annotate

How 詮 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.

言 gives the meaning and 全 hints at the sound.

Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.

Common words with 詮

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
詮釋quánshìto interpret; to comment and explain

Questions about 詮

How many strokes are in 詮?

詮 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 詮 mean?

詮 (quán) means to expound, to explain, to comment on. A common word with it is 诠释 (quánshì), meaning "to interpret; to comment and explain".

How do you pronounce 詮?

詮 is pronounced quán, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 詮?

The radical of 詮 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 詮 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 詮?

詮 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 诠, used in mainland China and Singapore.