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詮: to explain

By September 15, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

詮 [诠] quán

verb
: to explain; to comment; to expound; to annotate

Kun Reading

詮 | かい kai

noun
: effect; result; worth; use; avail

On Reading

セン sen

 Usage:

詮釋 [诠释] quan2shi4: to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
詮[诠]解 quan2jie3: to explain (a text)
詮註 [诠注] quan2zhu4: notes and commentary; exegesis
真詮[诠] zhen1quan2: to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text); true commentary; correct exegesis



Japanese common word | expression
詮議 | せんぎ sengi: discussion; examination

詮方 | せんかた senkata: required means

詮無い | せんない sennai
: unavoidable; no help for

詮方無い | せんかたない senkatanai
: it cannot be helped; there is no way;
: (Archaism) intolerable; unbearable

詮索好き | せんさくずき sensakuzuki
: nosy person; busybody

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
言 (yan2: speech radical 149) suggests the meaning while
(quan2: all; complete) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
诠. Derived from generic radical simplification #1 (訁言 » 讠).



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary