(quán) — (bound morpheme) to explain, to interpret, to annotate

Definition

A bound morpheme meaning 'to explain or interpret', usually appearing in 诠释, 诠注, or 阐释-style compounds. Don't use it alone — always pair it with a suffix like 释 or 注.

bound form
(bound morpheme) to explainto interpretto annotate

Examples

  • Tā duì zhè bù jīng diǎn jìn xíng le quán shì.
    He interpreted this classic text.
  • Xué zhě men zhèng zài quán zhù zhè xiē gǔ dài wén xiàn.
    Scholars are annotating these ancient documents.
  • Zhè piān lùn wén duì gài niàn zuò le shēn rù quán jiě.
    This paper provides an in-depth explanation of the concept.

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