Meaning
to express; disclose; enlighten; open
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chan” becomes a different word in each tone. 阐 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 阐述chǎn shùto expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)
- 阐发chǎn fāto elucidate; to expound; to study and explain
- 阐明chǎn míngto elucidate; to explain clearly; to expound
- 阐示chǎn shìto demonstrate
- 推阐tuī chǎnto elucidate; to study and expound
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Example Sentence
老师向我们阐明了这个道理。Lǎo shī xiàng wǒ men chǎn míng le zhè ge dào lǐ.The teacher explained this principle clearly to us.
老师Lǎo shīteacher向xiàngtoward我们wǒ menwe阐明chǎn míngto elucidate了le(completed action)这个zhè ge(pronoun) this道理dào lǐreason。