Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast

Chinese: 快速。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xun” becomes a different word in each tone. 讯 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 通讯tōng xùncommunications; news story; dispatch
  • 资讯zī xùninformation
  • 电讯diàn xùntelecommunications; telecom
  • 时讯shí xùnnews; current events
  • 问讯wèn xùninterrogation; greeting

Example Sentence

他给我发来了一条短讯。Tā gěi wǒ fā lái le yì tiáo duǎn xùn.He sent me a short message.

hegěitoIto send outláito comele(completed action)onetiáostrip短讯duǎn xùnSMS