徇 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

徇 English definition

xùn

  • to give in to
  • to be swayed by (personal considerations etc)
  • Taiwan pr. [xun2]
  • to follow
  • to expose publicly
  • variant of 侚[xun4]
  • variant of 殉[xun4]

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : quick; variant of 殉[xun4];
  • : (archaic) to fly rapidly;
  • : spurt out of the mouth;
  • : to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind; ☴;
  • : to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause;
  • : high water; flood; to sprinkle water;
  • : spurt out of the mouth;
  • : to sleep (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4];
  • : mold; mushroom;
  • : example; pattern; to teach; to train; instruction;
  • : to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information;
  • : rapid; fast;
  • 迿 : to be the first to begin a quarrel;
  • : to abdicate; modest; yielding; unpretentious; inferior to; (slang) to suck;
  • : to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2];