quàn

recommend

The power  beside  the throne

Components
又 meaning component

  Meaning component

yòu

  

(hand), again

力 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

power

Evolution

劝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
劝 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
劝 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
劝 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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quàn

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

Most common words with 劝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to advise

劝说

to persuade

劝告

to advise

劝阻

to dissuade

奉劝

may I offer a bit of advice