驯

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to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

马 meaning “horse” + 川 sound ( chuān )

Components 马川

tame · Heisig RSH #2894

马 horse + flood

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
驯马人	xùn mǎ rén	horse trainer
驯马场	xùn mǎ chǎng	horse training ground
驯养繁殖场	xùn yǎng fán zhí chǎng	captive breeding facility; breeding farm
驯马	xùn mǎ	to break in a horse; a trained saddle horse
驯化	xùn huà	to tame; to domesticate
调驯	tiáo xùn	to look after and train (animals)
驯服	xùn fú	to tame; tame; docile
驯养繁殖	xùn yǎng fán zhí	domestication and breeding; captive breeding
驯养	xùn yǎng	to domesticate; to raise and train
雅驯	yǎ xùn	refined (of writing)
温驯	wēn xùn	docile; meek; harmless; moderate and obedient; tame
驯顺	xùn shùn	tame; docile
驯良	xùn liáng	docile; tame
驯从	xùn cóng	tame; obedient
驯善	xùn shàn	docile; tractable
驯悍记	xùn hàn jì	Taming of the Shrew, play by William Shakespeare
驯鹿	xùn lù	reindeer
驯扰	xùn rǎo	to tame
驯驼	xùn tuó	to tame a camel
桀骜不驯	jié ào bù xùn	arrogant and obstinate (idiom); unyielding

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
川 sound part	chuān	stream, river
顺	shùn	to submit to, to obey, to go along with
荒	huāng	wasteland, desert; uncultivated
训	xùn	to teach, to instruct; pattern, example; exegesis
钏	chuàn	bracelet, armlet
氚	chuān	tritium