驯 (xùn): to attain gradually, to tame, Taiwan pr.
驯 (xùn) is a Chinese character meaning “to attain gradually.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 川 (phonetic). It ranks #2645 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 驯 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- to attain gradually
- to tame
- Taiwan pr.
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驯服 | xùn fú | to tame |
| 驯化 | xùn huà | to tame |
| 驯养 | xùn yǎng | to domesticate |
| 温驯 | wēn xùn | docile |
| 桀骜不驯 | jié ào bù xùn | arrogant and obstinate (idiom) |
| 驯马人 | xùn mǎ rén | horse trainer |
| 驯马场 | xùn mǎ chǎng | horse training ground |
| 驯养繁殖场 | xùn yǎng fán zhí chǎng | captive breeding facility |
| 驯从 | xùn cóng | tame |
| 驯马 | xùn mǎ | to break in a horse |
| 调驯 | tiáo xùn | to look after and train (animals) |
| 驯悍记 | xùn hàn jì | Taming of the Shrew, play by William Shakespeare |
| 驯养繁殖 | xùn yǎng fán zhí | domestication and breeding |
| 驯善 | xùn shàn | docile |
| 驯顺 | xùn shùn | tame |
驯 appears in 20 compound words: 80 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 0 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 驯 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
驯字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
xùn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "驯" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
英超|救世主降临 维拉势一球驯“狼”
yīng chāo jiù shì zhǔ jiàng lín wéi lā shì yī qiú xùn láng
Premier League|The savior has arrived, and Villa has tame the "wolf" with a goal
狮子听从驯兽师的指挥。
Shīzi tīngcóng xùn shòu shī de zhǐhuī.
The lion followed the trainer's commands.
海豚和驯养员交流得比我们所期望的好得多。
Hǎitún hé xùnyǎng yuán jiāoliú de bǐ wǒmen suǒ qīwàng de hǎo de duō.
The dolphin and trainer communicated much better than we expected.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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