Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced xun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced xun, including 寻 xún, 训 xùn, 迅 xùn, 讯 xùn, 巡 xún. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For xun, the tongue is high and forward on x; run straight into un and hold the tone, not English letters in a row.
Initial x
A light, forward hissing sound.
Final un
Settle the final un into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (寻 xún, 训 xùn, 迅 xùn, 讯 xùn, 巡 xún) and lock in their tones. 10 common characters share the sound xun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
xun turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 勋 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 寻, 巡, 询… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 训, 迅, 讯… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing xun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
10 common characters in this group.