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xùn = xu + (e)n4
to obey / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind / ☴ / ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)
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How to pronounce 巽

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

巽 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= ji + Ø3
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa
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gòng = gu + (e)ng4
common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
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Characters with 巽 as component

xuǎn = xu + an3
to choose / to pick / to select / to elect
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zhuàn = zhu + an4
to compose / to compile
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variant of 撰[zhuan4]
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Words with 巽

Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java
Sunda Islands (Malay archipelago)
Sunda language, used in West Java province in Indonesia

Sentences with 巽

巽 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xùn

to obey / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind / ☴ / ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)

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