宣 (xuān): to declare (publicly), to announce
宣 (xuān) is a Chinese character meaning “to declare (publicly).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (structural) and 亘 (structural). It ranks #770 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 宣 a palace, where proclamations are made. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- to declare (publicly)
- to announce
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA palace, where proclamations are made
Decomposition: ⿱宀亘 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 宣
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宣誓noun | xuān shì | to swear an oath (of office) |
| 宣称verb | xuān chēng | to assert |
| 宣言noun | xuān yán | declaration |
| 宣判verb | xuān pàn | to deliver one's judgement |
| 宣读verb | xuān dú | to read out loud to an audience |
| 宣告verb | xuān gào | to declare |
| 宣扬verb | xuān yáng | to publicize |
| 宣战verb | xuān zhàn | to declare war |
| 宣泄verb | xuān xiè | to drain (by leading off water) |
| 宣传册 | xuān chuán cè | commercial brochure |
| 宣讲verb | xuān jiǎng | to preach |
| 心照不宣phrase | xīn zhào bù xuān | to have a tacit understanding |
| 照本宣科phrase | zhào běn xuān kē | a wooden word-by-word reading |
| 秘而不宣phrase | mì ér bù xuān | to withhold information |
| 宣传画noun | xuān chuán huà | propaganda poster |
宣 appears in 74 compound words: 62 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 28 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 宣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to understand something but not voice it; to have a tacit understanding
to understand something but not voice it; to have a tacit understanding
Example Sentences
老师教我们宣字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men xuān zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "宣."
无糖食品网上的产品真实吗?如何辨别虚假宣传
wú táng shí pǐn wǎng shàng de chǎn pǐn zhēn shí ma ? rú hé biàn bié xū jiǎ xuān chuán
Are the products on Sugar Free Food Online real? How to identify false propaganda
沃达丰宣布赎回2028年到期美元债券
wò dá fēng xuān bù shú huí 2 0 2 8 nián dào qī měi yuán zhài quàn
Vodafone announced the redemption of US dollar bonds due 2028
日本抗议中国宣布严控出口军民两用物项的日本企业与大学等...
rì běn kàng yì zhōng guó xuān bù yán kòng chū kǒu jūn mín liǎng yòng wù xiàng de rì běn qǐ yè yǔ dà xué děng . . .
Japan protested against China's announcement of strict controls on the export of dual-use items by Japanese companies and universities...
内塔尼亚胡宣布组建针对穆斯林的新联盟
nèi tǎ ní yà hú xuān bù zǔ jiàn zhēn duì mù sī lín de xīn lián méng
Netanyahu announced the formation of a new coalition against Muslims
MG宣布“欧洲新车累积销量突破百万辆”!电动化...
M G xuān bù ōu zhōu xīn chē lěi jī xiāo liàng tū pò bǎi wàn liàng ! diàn dòng huà . . .
MG announced that "the cumulative sales of new cars in Europe exceeded one million units"! Electrification...
你能寄宣传册给我吗？
Nǐ néng jì xuānchuáncè gěi wǒ ma?
Could you send me a brochure?
罗杰斯先生和史密斯小姐昨天宣布订婚。
Luójiésī xiānsheng hé Shǐmìsī xiǎojiě zuótiān xuānbù dìnghūn.
The engagement of Mr Rogers and Miss Smith was announced yesterday.
丰田公司宣布将会在今年裁员一千人。
Fēngtián gōngsī xuānbù jiānghuì zài jīnnián cáiyuán yī qiān rén.
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
该国对其邻国宣战了。
Gāi guó duì qí línguó xuānzhàn le.
The country declared war against its neighbor.
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