TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
勸
勸 ＝ 力 ＋ 雚
ㄑㄩㄢˋ · quàn
verb — to urge, advise, persuade; to encourage
字源 FORM — what the parts do
雚聲huán — gives the sounda wide-eyed waterbird (the heron stock of 觀、歡)
IThuán → quàn — the donor's h- went to q-, level tone went to falling
Strength (力) put toward someone — effort spent moving them along. 雚 huán carries the sound. From exerting yourself on another's behalf: pressing them to act, talking them round — 勸告、勸說, and cheering them on — 勸勉、勸學.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
使出力氣（力）去推一個人——好說歹說，把他勸動。
You spend strength (力) pushing a person along — talking, coaxing, until they come round.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)勸勉、勸告— to exhort, urge, advise常用
→勸說、勸阻— to persuade; to dissuade常用
⇒勸學、勸勉— to encourage
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension