逊 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

逊 English definition

xùn

  • to abdicate
  • modest
  • yielding
  • unpretentious
  • inferior to
  • (slang) to suck

HSK levels


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 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];
  • : 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 attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2];

Words containing 逊, by HSK level