遜
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xùn · humble, modest

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13Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 遜

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Example sentences

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Tā de qiān xùn zhí dé zūn jìng.他的謙遜值得尊敬。

His modesty is worth respecting.

Source: Tatoeba #6309814 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Niǔ yuē wèi zài hā dé xùn hé.紐約位在哈得遜河。

New York is on the Hudson River.

Source: Tatoeba #798158 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ céng shì qiān xùn de.湯姆曾是謙遜的。

Tom was humble.

Source: Tatoeba #7980250 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wēi ěr xùn xiān shēng duì dān ní sī hěn shēng qì.威爾遜先生對丹尼斯很生氣。

Mr. Wilson is angry at Dennis.

Source: Tatoeba #860759 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài zhè gè guó jiā, dà duō shù rén kǒu xìn fèng xùn ní pài yī sī lán jiào.在這個國家,大多數人口信奉遜尼派伊斯蘭教。

In this country, the majority of the population espouses Sunni Islam.

Source: Tatoeba #13556563 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yā mǎ xùn hé de cháng dù jǐn cì wū ní luó hé, shì shì jiè dì èr cháng de hé.亞馬遜河的長度僅次於尼羅河,是世界第二長的河。

The Amazon is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.

Source: Tatoeba #413243 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 遜 in context

  1. Say xùn, then recall the core meaning: humble, modest.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 遜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.