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训

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to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule

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HSK 3.0
Level 3
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
5
Radical
言 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
訓
Common rank
#1,256
Unicode
U+8BAD

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Formation & memory

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How 训 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 川 sound ( chuān )

Components 讠 川

How to remember it

instruction · Heisig RSH #352

words + 川 stream

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 训

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
山中圣训 shān zhōng shèng xùn the Sermon on the Mount
训民正音 Xùn mín Zhèng yīn Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul
不足为训 bù zú wéi xùn not to be taken as an example; not an example to be followed; not to be taken as authorita…
精神训话 jīng shén xùn huà pep talk
生聚教训 shēng jù jiào xùn to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause…
政训处 zhèng xùn chù political training office (during Chinese revolution, since renamed political division 政治部…
家训 jiā xùn instructions to one's children; family precepts
吸取教训 xī qǔ jiào xun to draw a lesson (from a setback)
重训 zhòng xùn (Tw) weight training (abbr. for 重量訓練|重量训练[zhong4 liang4 xun4 lian4])
训导处 xùn dǎo chù (Tw) dean of students office; disciplinary office
语言训练 yǔ yán xùn liàn language training
教训 jiào xun to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson; CL:番[fan1],…
军事训练 jūn shì xùn liàn military exercise; army drill
重量训练 zhòng liàng xùn liàn weight training (Tw)
古训 gǔ xùn old adage; ancient teaching
声训 shēng xùn explaining a character or word by using a homophone
军训 jūn xùn to do military training
训词 xùn cí instruction; admonition
调训 tiáo xùn to train; to care for and educate
训话 xùn huà to admonish subordinates

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 川 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
川 sound part chuān stream, river
顺 shùn to submit to, to obey, to go along with
荒 huāng wasteland, desert; uncultivated
驯 xùn tame, obedient, docile
钏 chuàn bracelet, armlet
氚 chuān tritium