馴 (seon4 | xun2) : [1] tame [2] mild; docile

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馴

seon4

xun2

[1] tame [2] mild; docile; obedient; well-bred [3] gradual [4] [v] tame; put under control; break (an animal)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#187)

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

馴 / 驯

This word has been viewed 4047 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Apr 2010 05:37

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馴鹿 seon4 luk6/6*2 xun4 lu4 = reindeer

馴獅者 seon4 si1 ze2 = a lion tamer

馴馬師 seon4 maa5 si1 = a horse trainer

馴獸師 seon4 sau3 si1 xun2 shou4 shi1 = an animal trainer

馴良 seon4 loeng4 xun2[TW] xun4[PRC] liang2 = tame; mild (said of animals, people, etc)

馴服 seon4 fuk6 xun2 fu2 = docile, tame, tractable; break, domesticate

野性難馴 je5 sing3 naan4 seon4 ye3 xing4 nan2 xun2 = untammable; wild

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Decimal representation of this word: 馴
Unicode code for this character: U+99b4 (off-site link)

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