勸〔劝〕 hyun³ {quàn}

1. to advise
2. to urge
3. to try to persuade
4. to exhort
5. to console
6. to soothe

勸交〔劝-〕 hyun³ gaau¹ {quàn jiāo}

to mediate

勸諭〔劝谕〕 hyun³ jyu⁶ {quàn yù}

to persuade or advice with reasons

勸導〔劝导〕 hyun³ dou⁶ {quàn dǎo}

1. to advise
2. to attempt to convince

勸動〔劝动〕 hyun³ dung⁶ {quàn dòng}

to incite

勸化〔劝-〕 hyun³ faa³ {quàn huà}

1. to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism)
2. to beg for alms

勸課〔劝课〕 hyun³ fo³ {quàn kè}

to encourage and supervise (esp. state officials promoting agriculture)

勸服〔劝-〕 hyun³ fuk⁶ {quàn fú}

1. prevail
2. convince

勸架〔劝-〕 hyun³ gaa³ {quàn jià}

1. to mediate in a quarrel
2. to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down

勸駕〔劝驾〕 hyun³ gaa³ {quàn jià}

1. to urge sb to accept a post
2. to urge sb to agree to do sth

勸解〔劝-〕 hyun³ gaai² {quàn jiě}

1. conciliation
2. mediation
3. to mollify
4. to propitiate
5. to reconcile

勸誡〔劝诫〕 hyun³ gaai³ {quàn jiè}

1. to exhort
2. to admonish

勸諫〔劝谏〕 hyun³ gaan³ {quàn jiàn}

to admonish

勸教〔劝-〕 hyun³ gaau³ {quàn jiào}

1. to advise and teach
2. to persuade and instruct

勸告〔劝-〕 hyun³ gou³ {quàn gào}

1. to advise
2. to urge
3. to exhort
4. exhortation
5. advice
6. CL: 席

勸學〔劝学〕 hyun³ hok⁶ {quàn xué}

On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC)

勸勉〔劝-〕 hyun³ min⁵ {quàn miǎn}

1. to advise
2. to encourage

勸農〔劝农〕 hyun³ nung⁴ {quàn nóng}

to promote agriculture

勸說〔劝说〕 hyun³ syut³ {quàn shuō}

1. to persuade
2. persuasion
3. to advise

勸慰〔劝-〕 hyun³ wai³ {quàn wèi}

to console

勸和〔劝-〕 hyun³ wo⁴ {quàn hé}

1. to mediate
2. to urge peace

勸酒〔劝-〕 hyun³ zau² {quàn jiǔ}

to urge sb to drink alcohol

勸阻〔劝-〕 hyun³ zo² {quàn zǔ}

1. to advise against
2. to dissuade

勸農使〔劝农-〕 hyun³ nung⁴ si³ {quàn nóng shǐ}

envoy charge with promoting agriculture (in Han dynasty)

勸善懲惡〔劝-惩恶〕 hyun³ sin⁶ cing⁴ ok³ {quàn shàn chéng è}

1. to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
2. you get what's coming to you