勋 (xūn): (bound form) meritorious accomplishment
勋 (xūn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) meritorious accomplishment.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 员 (phonetic) and 力 (semantic). It ranks #2279 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 勋 strength. Its radical form 力 (power) appears in many related characters such as 动 (dòng, (of sth) to move), 力 (lì, power), 办 (bàn, to take care of (a matter)).
Definitions
- (bound form) meritorious accomplishment
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勋章 | xūn zhāng | medal |
| 勋爵 | xūn jué | Lord (UK hereditary nobility) |
| 功勋 | gōng xūn | meritorious service |
| 授勋 | shòu xūn | to award an honor |
| 元勋 | yuán xūn | leading light |
| 开国元勋 | kāi guó yuán xūn | variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty) |
| 勋业 | xūn yè | (literary) distinguished service and achievement |
| 光禄勋 | guāng lù xūn | minister of the imperial household |
| 张勋 | zhāng xūn | Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to th... |
| 张勋复辟 | zhāng xūn fù bì | Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[Zhang1 Xun1] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring ... |
| 高畑勋 | gāo tián xūn | Isao Takahata (1935-2018), co-founder of Studio Ghibli |
| 大紫荆勋章 | dà zǐ jīng xūn zhāng | Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Hong Kong's honors and awards system |
| 勋绩 | xūn jì | meritorious service |
勋 appears in 13 compound words: 31 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 15 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 勋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
了解勋字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè xūn zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "勋" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
黄仁勋称英伟达成为“全球最大网络公司” 当中有...
huáng rén xūn chèn yīng wěi dá chéng wéi quán qiú zuì dà wǎng lào gōng sī dāng zhōng yǒu . . .
Huang called Nvidia "the world's largest network company" Among them...
辉达执行长黄仁勋称SaaS末日论述错误,认为存在“深度误...
huī dá zhí háng cháng huáng rén xūn chèn S a a S mò rì lùn shù cuò wù , rèn wéi cún zài shēn dù wù . . .
Huang Jensheng, CEO of Nvidia, called the SaaS doomsday discourse wrong, believing that there was a "deep mistake...
经典赛/赖清德颁“一等景星勋章” 王贞治:这次台湾队是历年最强
jīng diǎn sài lài qīng dé bān yī děng jǐng xīng xūn zhāng wáng zhēn zhì : zhè cì tái wān duì shì lì nián zuì qiáng
Classic/Lai Qingde awarded the "First Class Jingxing Medal" Wang Zhenzhi: This time the Taiwan team is the strongest in history
《异能》金度勋疑吃Karina豆腐!被目击揉她手指 亲...
yì néng jīn dù xūn yí chī K a r i n a dòu fǔ ! bèi mù jī róu tā shǒu zhǐ qīn . . .
"Superpower" Kim Do-hoon suspected of eating Karina tofu! was seen rubbing her fingers kiss...
“美股盘前”黄仁勋:为GTC 2026准备了多款前..
měi gǔ pán qián huáng rén xūn : wéi G T C 2 0 2 6 zhǔn bèi le duō kuǎn qián . .
"U.S. stock pre-market" Jensen Huang: A variety of pre-market preparations have been prepared for GTC 2026:
这名士兵被授予紫心勋章。
Zhè míngshì bīng bèi shòuyǔ zǐ xīn xūn zhāng.
This soldier was awarded the Purple Heart.
Character Family
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