(Xuān): surname Xuan, pavilion with a view

(Xuān) is a Chinese character meaning “surname xuan.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (cart). It ranks #3815 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: cart7 strokesFrequency #3815

Definitions

  1. surname Xuan
  2. pavilion with a view

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
xuān rán dà bōhuge waves
xuān yuánXuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
xuān xuān zì déto be delighted with oneself
bù fēn xuān zhìwell-matched
xuān ní shīHennessy (cognac)
qì yǔ xuān ángto have an imposing or impressive appearance
qì yǔ xuān ángvariant of 氣宇軒昂|气宇轩昂[qi4 yu3 xuan1 ang2]
xuān yuán shí sìRegulus (constellation)
táo zhé xuānTerence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006
xuān miǎn(literary) curtained carriage and ceremonial cap (symbols of a senior official)
xuān yèforbidden place
xuān ánghigh
xuān yuán shìalternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
xuān jiànrailings of a balcony
14
Total compounds
71
As first character
7
As last character
21
As middle character

appears in 14 compound words: 71 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

qìyǔxuān'ángHSK 7+

one has a dignified bearing

phrase
qì yǔ xuān ángHSK 7+

variant of 氣宇軒昂|气宇轩昂[qi4 yu3 xuan1 ang2]

phrase
xuānyuán shísìHSK 7+

Regulus

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字的写法很特别,让我印象深刻。

Xuān zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character "Xuan" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.

TvbsMar 2026

女星控萧淑慎老公性侵3次 梁安“遭判4年10月”回应了

nǚ xīng kòng xiāo 淑 shèn lǎo gōng xìng qīn 3 cì liáng Xuān ān zāo pàn 4 nián 1 0 yuè huí yīng le

Am730Feb 2026

国金全新季节菜单—“和谐融和”新境界 创新演...

guó jīn Xuān quán xīn jì jié cài dān — hé xié róng hé xīn jìng jiè chuàng xīn yǎn . . .

NewsFeb 2026

连六涨 应主管机关要求公告元月 EPS ...

ruì 轩 lián liù zhǎng yīng zhǔ guǎn jī guān yāo qiú gōng gào yuán yuè . . .

Ruixuan rose for six consecutive days at the request of the competent authority to announce the EPS in January...

NewsFeb 2026

...麟榤配轻取对手晋男双16强 李哲辉与杨博也跟进

. . . lín 榤 pèi qīng qǔ duì shǒu jìn nán shuāng qiáng lǐ zhé huī yǔ yáng bó 轩 yě gēn jìn

... Lin Yu defeated his opponent to advance to the men's doubles round of 16 Li Zhehui and Yang Boxuan also followed

NewsFeb 2026

...后“忙搬桌椅”! 角头团队新作怀秋、吴念双帅登场

. . . hòu máng bān zhuō yǐ ! jiǎo tóu tuán duì xīn zuò huái qiū wú niàn 轩 shuāng shuài dēng chǎng

... After "busy moving tables and chairs"! The new work of the Jiaotou team Huaiqiu and Wu Nianxuan appeared

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 轩 (Xuān) mean in Chinese?
轩 (Xuān) primarily means "surname xuan." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3815 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 轩 have?
轩 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 轩?
The radical associated with 轩 is 车 (cart). This radical appears in many characters related to cart.
What are common words containing 轩?
Common words with 轩 include: 轩然大波 (xuān rán dà bō, "huge waves"); 轩辕 (xuān yuán, "Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]"); 轩轩自得 (xuān xuān zì dé, "to be delighted with oneself"); 不分轩轾 (bù fēn xuān zhì, "well-matched"); 轩尼诗 (xuān ní shī, "Hennessy (cognac)"). There are over 14 compound words containing this character.
Is 轩 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 轩 and the traditional form is 軒.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.