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逊

xùn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 遜

What 逊 means

1. to abdicate
2. modest
3. yielding
4. unpretentious
5. inferior to
6. slangto suck

Example sentences

• 汤姆曾是谦逊的。
  Tāngmǔ céng shì qiānxùn de.
  Tom was humble.
• 纽约位在哈得逊河。
  New York is on the Hudson River.
• 他的谦逊值得尊敬。
  His modesty is worth respecting.
• 过度的谦逊就是骄傲。
  Guòdù de qiānxùn jiùshì jiāo'ào.
  Too much humility is pride.
• 亚马逊河有很多支流。
  Yàmǎxùn Hé yǒu hěn duō zhīliú.
  The Amazon is fed by a large number of tributaries.
• 杰克逊从马背上掉了下来。
  Jiékèxùn cóng mǎbèi shàng diào le xiàlai.
  Jackson fell from his horse.

Words starting with 逊

• 逊色xùn sèinferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
• 逊尼派Xùn ní pàiSunni sect (of Islam)
• 逊位xùn wèito abdicate; to resign a position
• 逊尼Xùn níSunni (subdivision of Islam)
• 逊顺xùn shùnmodest and obedient; unassuming
• 逊克县Xùn kè XiànXunke, a county in Heihe City 黑河市
• 逊克Xùn kèsee 逊克县

Words containing 逊

• 谦逊qiān xùnhumble; modest; unpretentious
• 约翰逊Yuē hàn xùnJohnson or Johnston (name)
• 不逊bù xùnrude; impertinent
• 亚马逊Yà mǎ xùnAmazon
• 杰弗逊Jié fú xùnJefferson; capital of Missouri
• 尼尔逊Ní ěr xùnNelson or Nillson (name); Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero
• 撒克逊Sā kè xùnSaxon (people)
• 纳尔逊Nà ěr xùnHoratio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero
• 艾奇逊Ài qí xùnAtchison or Acheson (name); Atchison city on Missouri in Kansas, USA
• 萨克逊Sà kè xùnSaxon
• 马礼逊Mǎ lǐ xùnRobert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary…
• 亚马逊河Yà mǎ xùn HéAmazon River
• 出言不逊chū yán bù xùnto speak rudely
• 哈德逊河Hā dé xùn HéHudson River, New York State, USA
• 托克逊县Tuō kè xùn XiànToksun, a county in Turpan City 吐鲁番市
• 撒克逊人Sā kè xùn rénSaxon (people)
• 毫不逊色háo bù xùn sènot inferior in any respect
• 毫无逊色háo wú xùn sènot in the least inferior (idiom)
• 杰斐逊城Jié fěi xùn chéngJefferson City, capital of Missouri
• 盎格鲁撒克逊Àng gé lǔ Sā kè xùnAnglo-Saxon (people)
• 盎格鲁萨克逊Àng gé lǔ Sà kè xùnAnglo-Saxon
• 亨利·哈德逊Hēng lì · Hā dé xùnHenry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator
• 麦迪逊广场花园Mài dí xùn Guǎng chǎng Huā yuánMadison Square Garden
• 麦迪逊花园广场Mài dí xùn huā yuán guǎng chǎngMadison Square Garden

Characters built on 孙

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

• 荪sūnfragrant grass
• 狲sūnused in 猢狲; used in 兔狲

Characters that look like 逊

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

• 逐zhú(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one by one; individually
• 驶shǐ(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a vehicle) to run; to go…
• 逝shì(of flowing water or time) to pass by; to pass away; to die
• 逛guàngto stroll; to visit
• 翅chì(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)
• 迩ěrrecently; near; close

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…
• 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
• 徇to give in to; to be swayed by (personal considerations etc); Taiwan pr. xún
• 汛high water; flood; to sprinkle water
• 蕈mold; mushroom
• 侚(literary) quick; variant of 殉
• 潠spurt out of the mouth