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徇

xùn

Character

What 徇 means

1. to give in to
2. to be swayed by (personal considerations etc)
3. Taiwan pr. xún
4. to follow
5. to expose publicly
6. variant of {侚|xùn}
7. variant of {殉|xùn}

Other readings

徇 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xùnvariant of {徇|xùn}

Words starting with 徇

• 徇情xùn qíngto act out of personal considerations; to show partiality
• 徇私枉法xùn sī wǎng fǎto bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
• 徇私舞弊xùn sī wǔ bì(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
• 徇情枉法xùn qíng wǎng fǎsee 徇私枉法

Characters built on 旬

These share the phonetic component 旬 (xún), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 询xúnto ask about; to inquire about
• 殉xùnto be buried with the dead; to die for a cause
• 洵xúntruly; whirlpool
• 荀xún(archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts…
• 峋xúnused in 嶙峋
• 郇xúnname of a feudal state
• 恂xúnsincere

Characters that look like 徇

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 拘jūto capture; to restrain; to constrain
• 狗gǒudog
• 胸xiōngchest; bosom; heart
• 绚xuànadorned; swift; gorgeous
• 晌shǎngpart of the day; midday
• 枸gōubent; crooked

Sounds the same

Read xùn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 训to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings…
• 迅rapid; fast
• 讯(bound form) to ask; to inquire; (bound form) to interrogate; to question…
• 逊to abdicate; modest; yielding
• 驯to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. xún
• 巽to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦; ☴
• 殉to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause
• 浚used in 浚县
• 汛high water; flood; to sprinkle water
• 蕈mold; mushroom
• 侚(literary) quick; variant of 殉
• 潠spurt out of the mouth