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Meaning of 巽

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Pinyin: xùn
English Definition: to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing wood and wind; ☴; ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)
Chinese Definition:
①八卦之一,代表风。
②古同“逊”,谦让恭顺。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Character Formation:
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    • Left to right
      • [ ] the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
      • [ ] the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
    • [ gòng ] all, total; together; to share
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Example Words
巽他群岛 xùn qún dǎo Sunda Islands (Malay archipelago)
赵尔巽 zhào ěr xùn Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿
巽他语 xùn Sunda language, used in West Java province in Indonesia
巽他海峡 xùn hǎi xiá Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java
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Example Sentences
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Bason : I wasn't supposed to tell anyone.
2
Bason : Jeolroboo sent someone with money. A bag of money.
3
It is unclear what caused the Sunda clouded leopard to evolve into two forms.
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Researchers believe there are less than 10,000 of the cats alive in the wild.
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Why only these regions on the Sunda Plate where the sinking predicted by the Zetas is picking up speed?