逊 (xùn): to abdicate, modest, yielding
逊 (xùn) is a Chinese character meaning “to abdicate.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 孙 (phonetic). It ranks #1682 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 逊 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- to abdicate
- modest
- yielding
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 约翰逊proper-noun | yuē hàn xùn | Johnson or Johnston (name) |
| 麦迪逊proper-noun | mài dí xùn | Madison (name) |
| 杰克逊proper-noun | jié kè xùn | Jackson (name) |
| 威尔逊proper-noun | wēi ěr xùn | Wilson (name) |
| 罗宾逊 | luó bīn xùn | Robinson (name) |
| 纳尔逊proper-noun | nà ěr xùn | Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), British naval hero |
| 谦逊adjective | qiān xùn | humble |
| 亚马逊proper-noun | yà mǎ xùn | Amazon |
| 迈克尔·杰克逊 | mài kè ěr · jié kè xùn | Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American musician and entertainer |
| 出言不逊phrase | chū yán bù xùn | to speak rudely |
| 萨克逊 | sà kè xùn | Saxon |
| 逊色adjective | xùn sè | inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) |
| 杰弗逊 | jié fú xùn | Jefferson |
| 罗伯逊 | luó bó xùn | Robertson (name) |
| 汤姆逊 | tāng mǔ xùn | Thomson (name) |
逊 appears in 42 compound words: 17 as the first character, 62 as the last, and 21 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 逊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了逊字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le xùn zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "逊" in the dictionary.
...法国2月INSEE商业信心指数降至97 逊预期
. . . fǎ guó 2 yuè I N S E E shāng yè xìn xīn zhǐ shǔ jiàng zhì 9 7 xùn yù qī
... France's INSEE business confidence index fell to 97 in February, lower than expected
...渣打(02888.HK)上季基本税前利润逊 但资本回报较佳
. . . zhā dǎ ( 0 2 8 8 8 . H K ) shàng jì jī běn shuì qián lì rùn xùn dàn zī běn huí bào jiào jiā
... Standard Chartered (02888.HK) had a lower basic pre-tax profit last quarter but a better return on capital
东京住宅销售逊;房价连9涨、"23区"续破亿
dōng jīng zhù zhái xiāo shòu xùn ; fáng jià lián 9 zhǎng , 2 3 qū xù pò yì
Tokyo residential sales are low; Housing prices have risen 9 times in a row, and the "23 districts" have continued to exceed 100 million
AI支出令市场心慌 亚马逊拟花120亿美元建资料中心 股价应声挫逾...
A I zhī chū lìng shì chǎng xīn huāng yà mǎ xùn nǐ huā 1 2 0 yì měi yuán jiàn zī liào zhōng xīn gǔ jià yīng shēng cuò yú . . .
AI spending panicked the market Amazon plans to spend $12 billion to build a data center, and the stock price fell more than ...
投资 120 亿美元!亚马逊将在路易斯安那州建设 AI 数据中心
tóu zī 1 2 0 yì měi yuán ! yà mǎ xùn jiāng zài lù yì sī ān nà zhōu jiàn shè A I shǔ jù zhōng xīn
Invest $12 billion! Amazon will build an AI data center in Louisiana
纽约位在哈得逊河。
Niǔyuē wèi zài hā de xùn hé.
New York is on the Hudson River.
威尔逊先生对丹尼斯很生气。
Wēi'ěrxùn xiānsheng duì Dānnísī hěn shēngqì.
Mr. Wilson is angry at Dennis.
简的美丽丝毫不逊色于她母亲。
Jiǎn de měilì sīháo bù xùnsè yú tā mǔqīn.
Jane is no less beautiful than her mother.
过度的谦逊就是骄傲。
Guòdù de qiānxùn jiùshì jiāo'ào.
Too much humility is pride.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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