悛
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Meaning: to reform
💡 Heart (忄) changes (夋) direction – reform your ways.
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Character Story & Explanation
悛 (quān) means 'to reform' or 'to repent'. It combines the heart radical 忄 (heart) with 夋 (a phonetic component suggesting movement). The character implies a heartfelt change, often used in classical texts like 《左传》 to describe turning away from wrongdoing. In modern Chinese, it appears in formal expressions emphasizing moral correction.
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