Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "铨", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "铨", and master the standard way of writing the character "铨".
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铨
銓 quán
名词
1. 衡量轻重。 [En.] Weighing; measuring weight.
- 例: 铨衡 (steelyard)
2. 古代称量才授官,选拔官吏。 [En.] In ancient times, it referred to the assessment of talent for appointing officials.
- 例: 铨叙 (an old system of appointing officials based on merit or qualifications)
- 例: 铨选 (select by merit)
- 例: 铨录 (select for employment)
3. 指古代史书中解说、评议一类的文字。 [En.] Annotation in ancient historical texts.
- 例: 魏·郑樵《通志》提到的解释:后之史家,或谓之论,或谓之序,或谓之铨,或谓之评。
4. 姓。 [En.] A surname.
动词
1. 称量; 衡量; 鉴别。 [En.] Weigh; measure; identify.
- 例: 铨次 (to assess and arrange)
- 例: 铨序 (the order of evaluations in an article)
- 例: 铨判 (to measure and judge)
- 例: 铨材 (to assess talent)
2. 根据资格条件选授官职。 [En.] Appoint based on qualifications.
- 例: 铨除 (appoint based on assessment)
- 例: 铨考 (evaluate and select based on merit)
- 例: 铨授 (applying talent evaluation for appointments)
- 例: 铨补 (appoint based on talent assessment for vacancies)
3. 排列。 [En.] Arrange.
- 例: 铨贯 (to arrange in sequence)
本义: 称重量的器具,即秤。 [En.] The original meaning refers to a measuring device for weight, namely a scale.
造字法: 形声。从金,全声。 [En.] The character formation method is phonetic and semantic; it consists of a radical related to metal (金) indicating the type and a phonetic component (全).