宣(xuān)

HSK 39 strokes

surname Xuan

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Character information

Pinyin
xuān
Meaning
surname Xuan
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 宣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱宀亘

A palace, where proclamations are made

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

宀mián亘gèn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 宣 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 宣

Common words using 宣 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xuān宣bù布
HSK 3

variant of 宣布[xuan1 bu4]

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xuān宣chuán传
HSK 3

to disseminate

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xuān宣gào告
HSK 7-9

to declare

Open 宣告 page →
xuān宣yáng扬
HSK 7-9

to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide

Open 宣扬 page →
xuān宣xiè泄
HSK 7-9

to drain (by leading off water)

Open 宣泄 page →
wài外xuān宣

(abbr. for 对外宣传) (one's own) international pub…

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guān官xuān宣

official announcement (neologism c. 2018)

Open 官宣 page →
xuān宣jiè介

to promote; to publicize

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Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 宣’s common words

布传告扬泄外官介

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