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阐释 (chǎn shì) — to explain in detail; to expound, to elucidate

Definition

阐释 (chǎnshì) is a formal, written verb for explaining a theory, text, or abstract meaning in depth. It's more scholarly than 解释 and parallels 阐述; 诠释 leans more toward interpreting meaning, while 阐释 focuses on laying out and clarifying ideas.

verb
to explain in detailto expoundto elucidate

Examples

  • 阐释。
    Zhè wèi zhé xué jiā chǎn shì le shēng mìng de yì yì.
    This philosopher explained the meaning of life in detail.
  • 阐释。
    Wǒ men xū yào jìn yí bù chǎn shì zhè ge xiàn xiàng bèi hòu de yuán yīn.
    We need to further elucidate the reasons behind this phenomenon.
  • 阐释。
    Tā zài lùn wén zhōng duì zhè ge lǐ lùn jìn xíng le shēn rù de chǎn shì.
    In his paper, he engaged in a deep exposition of this theory.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

阐chǎnunfold
释shìexplain

The unfolding in 阐 and the explaining in 释 together mean detailed exposition.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 闡; 阐 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
門門méndouble door
Sound part声符shēngfú
單
單dān闡chǎn
Same sound today

The traditional form 闡 combines 門, a double door, with 單, which supplies its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 釋; 释 is its simplified writing.

  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 睪睪yìto release; to see

The traditional form 釋 puts 釆 (to distinguish) beside 睪, a part that gives the sound and means “to release; to see”; the simplified 释 is a later shortened shape.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Communication & Speech

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