宣 (syun1 | xuan1) : declare; announce; proclaim

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宣

syun1

xuan1

[1] [v] declare; announce; proclaim [2] [v] propagate; circulate [3] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

宣

This word has been viewed 7651 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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宣佈 syun1 bou3 xuan1 bu4 = to announce; to declare; to proclaim

宣傳 syun1 cyun4 xuan1 chuan2 = to propagandize; to publicize; propaganda

宣告 syun1 gou3 xuan1 gao4 = to declare; to proclaim

宣揚 syun1 joeng4 xuan1 yang2 = to make public; to make famous

宣稱 syun1 cing1 xuan1 cheng1 = to assert; to claim

宣言 syun1 jin4 xuan1 yan2 = declaration; manifesto

宣誓 syun1 sai6 xuan1 shi4 = to swear an oath; to make a vow

宣讀 syun1 duk6 xuan1 du2 = read aloud to an audience

宣判 syun1 pun3 xuan1 pan4 = to pronounce (judicial) sentence (after a verdict)

宣戰 syun1 zin3 xuan1 zhan4 = declare war; dig up the hatchet

不宣而戰 bat1 syun1 ji4 zin3 bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4 = open hostilities without declaring war; start an undeclared war 國

宣示 syun1 si6 xuan1 shi4 = to vow; to pledge

宣布 syun1 bou3 xuan1 bu4 = announce; declare; proclaim

大規模的宣傳活動 daai6 kwai1 mou4 dik1 syun1 cyun4 wut6 dung6 da4 gui1 mo2 de5 xuan1 chuan2 huo2 dong4 = promotion blitz 國

宣誓書 syun1 sai6 syu1 xuan1 shi4 shu1 = affidavit

宣紙 syun1 zi2 = rice paper

宣教士 syun1 gaau3 si6 = missionary; preacher

宣傳攻勢 syun1 cyun4 gung1 sai3 xuan1 chuan2 gong1 shi4 = publicity campaign

愛的宣言 oi3 dik1 syun1 jin4 ai4 di4 xuan1 yan2 = declaration of love 國

大事宣傳 daai6 si6 syun1 cyun4 da4 shi4 xuan1 chuan2 = boom, boost, campaign for vigorously by large-scale propaganda

宣傳單張 syun1 cyun4 daan1 zoeng1 xuan1 chuan2 dan1 zhang1 = promotional leaflet

未經宣佈 mei6 ging1 syun1 bou3 wei4 jing1 xuan1 bu4 = not yet announced

宣洩 syun1 sit3 xun1 xie4 = to drain (by releasing water); to unbosom; to disclose; to divulge a secret

宣導 syun1 dou6 xuan1 dao3 = persuade and guide

武宣 mou5 syun1 wu3 xuan1 = Wuxuan (place in Guangxi)

宣化 syun1 faa3 xuan1 hua4 = Xuanhua (place in Hebei)

宣漢 syun1 hon3 xuan1 han4 = Xuanhan (place in Sichuan)

宣恩 syun1 jan1 xuan1 en1 = Xuan'en (place in Hubei)

宣威 syun1 wai1 xuan1 wei1 = Xuanwei (city in Yunnan)

宣州 syun1 zau1 xuan1 zhou1 = Xuanzhou (city in Anhui)

人權宣言 jan4 kyun4 syun1 jin4 ren2 quan2 xuan1 yan2 = Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)

世界人權宣言 sai3 gaai3 jan4 kyun4 syun1 jin4 shi4 jie4 ren2 quan2 xuan1 yan2 = Universal Declaration of Human Rights

宣萱 syun1 hyun1 xuan1 xuan1 = Jessica Hester Hsuan

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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