xùn逊（遜）
逊（遜）
common
formal
Meaning of 逊
逊 means abdicate; yield the throne; modest; courteous. Pronounced xùn.
- abdicate; yield the throne
- modest; courteous
- inferior; worse; not as good as
Character Info
Radical辶
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Components
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辶
Stroke Order
逊
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
cháng常
huì会
xùn逊
wèi位
gěi给
yǒu有
cái才
néng能
de的
rén人
。
Ancient emperors often abdicated in favor of talented people.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
xùn逊
wèi位
，
jiāng将
wáng王
wèi位
chuán传
gěi给
zì自
jǐ己
de的
dì弟
di弟
。
He decided to abdicate and pass the throne to his younger brother.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
huáng皇
dì帝
zhǔ主
dòng动
xùn逊
wèi位
de的
jì记
zǎi载
。
There are many historical records of emperors voluntarily abdicating.
Wáng王
mǎng莽
céng曾
yǐ以
shàn禅
ràng让
wéi为
míng名
bī逼
pò迫
Hàn汉
Píng平
Dì帝
xùn逊
wèi位
。
Wang Mang forced Emperor Ping of Han to abdicate under the guise of abdication.
Zhè这
wèi位
guó国
wáng王
xuān宣
bù布
jiāng将
zài在
nián年
dǐ底
xùn逊
wèi位
。
This king announced that he would abdicate by the end of the year.