Chinese symbol for “expound”
阐述
chǎn shù
Traditional: 闡述
to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for expound is 阐述 (chǎn shù), defined as: to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “expound”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阐扬 (闡揚) | chǎn yáng | to expound; to propagate |
| 阐明 (闡明) | chǎn míng | to elucidate; to explain clearly |
| 阐释 (闡釋) | chǎn shì | to explain; to expound |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics) |
| 阐发 (闡發) | chǎn fā | to elucidate; to expound |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阐述.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阐明 (闡明) | chǎn míng | to elucidate; to explain clearly |
| 阐释 (闡釋) | chǎn shì | to explain; to expound |
| 阐发 (闡發) | chǎn fā | to elucidate; to expound |
| 阐扬 (闡揚) | chǎn yáng | to expound; to propagate |
| 推阐 (推闡) | tuī chǎn | to elucidate; to study and expound |
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe; description |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 讲述 (講述) | jiǎng shù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account |
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