LEARN    學好聞／學

OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE, TYPICALLY by STUDY.
ACQUIRE A KNOWLEDGE OFACQUIRE SKILL INBECOME COMPETENT INBECOME PROFICIENT INGRASPMASTERTAKE INABSORBASSIMILATEDIGESTFAMILIARIZE ONESELF WITHSTUDYREAD UP ONBE TAUGHTHAVE LESSONS ININFORMAL GET THE HANG OFBONE UP ON
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The learning of propositional knowledge is wén 聞. 2. The learning of practical knowledge is the inchoative néng 能 "come to be able to". 3. Xué 學 is conative and means "try to learn". See STUDY. 4. Jìn 進 is to make progress in the process of learning.
Modern Chinese Criteria
學到 學會 探悉 獲悉 獲知 得知 first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH
See also
  • STUDYINVESTIGATE THINGS OR IMITATE ANOTHER so as to STRIVE FOR SKILLFULNESS, KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING.
Hypernym
  • OBTAIN　BEGIN to HAVE. (anc: 14/0, child: 5)
  • BEGIN　ENDURINGLY STOP NOT to ACT OR to BE RESEMBLING:as in the PAST. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
  • STOP　ACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION. (anc: 12/0, child: 10)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.24

  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 13

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 5.247

    LERNTHEORIEN

    • Words (9 items)

    聞  wén OC: mɯn MC: mi̯un 114 Attributions

    The learning of propositional knowledge is wén 聞.

      Word relations
    • Relat: 行/ACT The current general word for any deliberate action one may be held morally and/or administratively responsible for is xíng 行 (ant. zhǐ 止 "decide not to take action"). The nominal entries have the old reading xìng. [COMMENDATORY!], [GENERAL], [HABITUAL], [RESPONSIBLE]

      Syntactic words
    • vto.npro=Shave heard it from authoritative sources 聞之SCH
    • nabobjectwhat one hears from authority> what one is informed of; what one learns
    • vt(oN)hear about or learn about the contextually determinate thing N
    • vt+prep+Nlearn about
    • vt+prep+Npassivebe heard by> come to the attention of
    • vt+prep+Shave heard>learnt that SCH
    • vt[oN]learn about the truth
    • vt[oN]perfectivehave heard and learnt things (as in 多聞)LZ
    • vtoNN=person: learn about N, be informed about NCH
    • vtoNinchoativeget to know about; learn about; learn to understand (from an authoritative source); CHECK ATTRIBUTIONS!
    • vtoNN=topicbe told of;; learn about, be informed about (factive)
    • vtoNPab{S}learn that S
    • vtoNpro.adShave heard from an authoritative sourceCH
    • vtonpro=S.+VtoSlearn from an authoritative source the following which runs as followsDS
    • vtoSobject=factlearn that S, hear that S
    • vtoSobject=long textB: learn (the following authoritative passage)
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2learn or get to know (something N1) from (someone N2)吾曾聞大勇於夫子矣
    學  xué OC: ɡruuɡ MC: ɦɣɔk 30 Attributions

    Xué 學 is conative and means "try to learn". See STUDY.

      Word relations
    • Result: 能/ABLE The commonest word is néng 能 "have an inherent capacity for, have the personal ability to". CURRENT, ENDOGENIC, GRADED, INHERENT, LASTING
    • Object: 禮/RITUAL The current general term for everything relating to the system of ritual propriety is lǐ 禮. However the term can also be used to refer to individual prescribed rituals.
    • Epithet: 世/GENERATION The dominant general word for a generation is shì 世, and this word has strong temporal connotations referring to the period of one generation, and the word has a certain syntactic flexibility. Sān shì 三世 refers to three generations.

      Syntactic words
    • nabact, conativethe act of trying to learn thingsCH
    • nabpsychlearnedness; learning; degree of learnednessCH
    • vt(oN)learn the contextually determinate thing
    • vt+prep+Nlearn from
    • vt[oNab]perfectivelearn somethingCH
    • vtoNabconativeset about learning about; try to learn the skill of NabCH
    • vtoNN=textlearn by heartCH
    • vtoNpassive, perfectivebe (successfully) learntCH
    • vtoNperfectivehave learnt as true; manage to learn (something that is true)
    • vtoV[0]perfectivelearn how to VCH
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2conative(try to) learn N1 from N2CH
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2perfectiveget to learn N1 from N2CH
    得聞  dé wén OC: tɯɯɡ mɯn MC: tək mi̯un 8 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNinchoativeget to hear about, come to learn about
    • VPtoNinchoativehas been learnt about
    得  dé OC: tɯɯɡ MC: tək 8 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 覺/AWARE Jué 覺 is inchoative and refers to coming to the awareness of something or becoming aware of something. [INCHOATIVE]

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)get (things) right, learn one's lesson about; get to knowTWH
    • vtoNget (things) right, learn one's lesson about; get to know about
    取  qǔ OC: skhoʔ MC: tshi̯o 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+NfigurativeTAKE FROM> learn from
    • vtoNchoose to learnCH
    聞說  wén shuō OC: mɯn lʰod MC: mi̯un ɕiɛt 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNhave explained to oneself
    進  jìn OC: tsins MC: tsin 1 Attribution

    Jìn 進 is to make progress in the process of learning.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake progress > master (a doctrine)DS
    見說  jiàn shuō OC: keens lʰod MC: ken ɕiɛt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoShave learnt that S
    學得  xué dé OC: ɡruuɡ tɯɯɡ MC: ɦɣɔk tək 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpassivebe learnt