Meaning
medal; merit
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xun” becomes a different word in each tone. 勋 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 勋章xūn zhāngmedal; decoration
- 勋业xūn yè(literary) distinguished service and achievement
- 元勋yuán xūnleading light; founding father; principal proponent
- 功勋gōng xūnmeritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
- 授勋shòu xūnto award an honor
Example Sentence
这位老英雄为国家立下了汗马功勋。Zhè wèi lǎo yīng xióng wèi guó jiā lì xià le hàn mǎ gōng xūn.This old hero rendered great service to the country.
这位Zhè wèithis (person)老lǎoold (of people)英雄yīng xiónghero为wèifor国家guó jiācountry立下lì xiàto set up了le(completed action)汗马hàn mǎto exert one's horse功gōngmeritorious deed or servic勋xūn(bound form) meritorious a。