遜 (seon3 | xun4) : abdicate; modest; unassuming; inferior to

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遜

seon3

xun4

[1] [v] [literary] abdicate; yield
[2] [adj] modest; unassuming; humble
[3] [v] be inferior to; not as good as

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

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

遜 / 逊

This word has been viewed 5772 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Apr 2014 14:29

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謙遜 him1 seon3 qian1 xun4 = humble; modest; humility; modesty

不遜 bat1 seon3 bu4 xun4 = rude; impertinent 國

出言不遜 ceot1 jin4 bat1 seon3 chu1 yan2 bu4 xun4 = make impertinent remarks; speak insolently 國

遜色 seon3 sik1 xun4 se4 = inferior

亞馬遜 aa3 maa5 seon3 ya4 ma3 xun4 = Amazon

亞馬遜河 aa3 maa5 seon3 ho4 ya4 ma3 xun4 he2 = Amazon river

托克遜 tok3 hak1 seon3 tuo1 ke4 xun4 = Tuokexun (place in Xinjiang)

盎格魯撒克遜族 ong3*1 gaak3 lou5 saat3 haak1 seon3 zuk6 = Anglo-Saxon

米高積遜 mai5 gou1 zik1 seon3 mi3 gao1 ji1 xun4 = Michael Jackson

亞馬遜公司 aa3 maa5 seon3 gung1 si1 ya4 ma3 xun4 gong1 si1 = Amazon.com
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