驯 (xùn): to attain gradually, to tame
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
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驯服adjective | xùn fú | to tame |
| 驯化verb | xùn huà | to tame |
| 驯养verb | xùn yǎng | to domesticate |
| 温驯adjective | wēn xùn | docile |
| 桀骜不驯phrase | 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verb | 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adjective | 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.
数学家需要一个笼头，把这些野东西驯服。
shǔ xué jiā xū yāo yī gè lóng tóu , bǎ zhè xiē yě dōng xī xùn fú .
Mathematicians need a bridle to tame these wild creatures.
当然，想要驯服这四台电机，就需要一个足够强悍的大脑。
dāng rán , xiǎng yāo xùn fú zhè sì tái diàn jī , jiù xū yāo yī gè zú gòu qiáng 悍 de dà nǎo .
Of course, to tame these four motors, you need a powerful enough "brain."
外层橙色物理滤镜与双面 UV 处理用于驯化蓝光，将刺眼的冷光转化为更温润的暖色微光。
wài céng chéng sè wù lǐ lǜ jìng yǔ shuāng miàn U V chǔ lǐ yòng yú xùn huà lán guāng , jiāng cì yǎn de lěng guāng zhuǎn huà wéi gēng wēn rùn de nuǎn sè wēi guāng .
The outer orange physical filter, combined with double-sided UV treatment, is designed to tame blue light, transforming glaring, cool light into a softer, warmer glow.
这也难怪导演郑保瑞会用它来为整部影片定调，那种桀骜不驯的气质，恰如其分。
zhè yě nán guài dǎo yǎn zhèng bǎo ruì huì yòng tā lái wéi zhěng bù yǐng piàn dìng diào , nà zhǒng 桀 骜 bù xùn de qì zhì , qià rú qí fēn .
It’s no wonder that director Zheng Baorui used it to set the tone for the entire film; that rebellious spirit fits perfectly.
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
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