(xùn)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad.

to abdicate

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xùn
Meaning
to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶孙

In this compound, the meaning comes from (walk); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

qiānxùn
HSK 7-9

humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty

Open 谦逊 page →
xùn
HSK 7-9

inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)

Open 逊色 page →
xùn

rude; impertinent

Open 不逊 page →
xùnwèi

to abdicate; to resign a position

Open 逊位 page →

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