Chinese Word: 舜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

舜

Pinyin: shùn

English Definition: Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader

Chinese Definition:
①传说中的上古帝王：尧舜(传说均是上古的贤明君主，后泛指圣人)。尧天舜日(喻太平盛世)。
②“木槿”的别称：颜如舜华(喻女子容貌美丽)。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 舛

Pictophonetic:舛 indicates the sound; 爫 (claw) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 爫 [ zhǎo ] claws, nails, talons
  - 冖 [ mì ] cover
- 舛 [ chuǎn ] mistaken; to be contrary; to deviate

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李舜臣	lǐ shùn chén	Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
虞舜	yú shùn	Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝
舜帝陵	shùn dì líng	several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 宁远县 in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 运城 Shanxi
舜日尧天	shùn rì yáo tiān	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
舜日尧年	shùn rì yáo nián	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

1		gé 革 shùn 舜 de 的 zhǎng zǐ 长子 shì 是 xì bù 细布 yè 业。 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
2		bó lì duō xiāo 薄利多销！ shì 是 shùn 舜 kē 科 yí biǎo 仪表 de 的 jīng yíng 经营 fāng zhēn 方针！ Small profits but quick turnover is our manage policy!
3		mó xī 摩西 de 的 ér zi 儿子 shì 是 gé 革 shùn 舜 hé 和 yǐ 以 lì 利 yǐ 以 xiè 谢。 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
4		shuǐ 水 pāo zi 泡子 lǐ 里 de 的 shuǐ 水 bèi 被 yòng 用 shùn 舜 hé 和 yǔ 禹 de 的 fāng fǎ 方法 gěi 给 gàn diào 干掉 le 了。 The water on the ground had been eliminated by the methods of Shun and Yu.
5		shàng gǔ 上古 shí dài 时代， yáo 尧、 shùn 舜、 yǔ dōu 禹都 céng 曾 zài 在 shān xī 山西 jìng nèi 境内 jiàn dū 建都。 In prehistorical times, Yao, Shun and Yu all set their capital in Shanxi.

1		gé 革 shùn 舜 de 的 zhǎng zǐ 长子 shì 是 xì bù 细布 yè 业。 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
2		bó lì duō xiāo 薄利多销！ shì 是 shùn 舜 kē 科 yí biǎo 仪表 de 的 jīng yíng 经营 fāng zhēn 方针！ Small profits but quick turnover is our manage policy!
3		mó xī 摩西 de 的 ér zi 儿子 shì 是 gé 革 shùn 舜 hé 和 yǐ 以 lì 利 yǐ 以 xiè 谢。 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
4		shuǐ 水 pāo zi 泡子 lǐ 里 de 的 shuǐ 水 bèi 被 yòng 用 shùn 舜 hé 和 yǔ 禹 de 的 fāng fǎ 方法 gěi 给 gàn diào 干掉 le 了。 The water on the ground had been eliminated by the methods of Shun and Yu.
5		shàng gǔ 上古 shí dài 时代， yáo 尧、 shùn 舜、 yǔ dōu 禹都 céng 曾 zài 在 shān xī 山西 jìng nèi 境内 jiàn dū 建都。 In prehistorical times, Yao, Shun and Yu all set their capital in Shanxi.