Chinese symbol for “interpret”
诠释
quán shì
Traditional: 詮釋
to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for interpret is 诠释 (quán shì), defined as: to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “interpret”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation; to explain |
| 判读 (判讀) | pàn dú | to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc); to analyze data (from a chip, a black box etc) |
| 翻译 (翻譯) | fān yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 译 (譯) | yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 解读 (解讀) | jiě dú | to decipher; to decode |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诠释.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真诠 (真詮) | zhēn quán | to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text); true commentary |
| 诠解 (詮解) | quán jiě | to explain (a text) |
| 诠注 (詮註) | quán zhù | notes and commentary; exegesis |
| 诠释学 (詮釋學) | quán shì xué | hermeneutics |
| 诠释资料 (詮釋資料) | quán shì zī liào | metadata |
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation; to explain |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 注释 (注釋) | zhù shì | to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “interpret”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.