xùn

teach, train

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

川 sound component

  Sound component

chuān

  

stream

Evolution

訓 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
訓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
訓 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
訓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

xùn

teach, instruct; exegesis; to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule

Most common words with 訓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

训练

to train

培训

to cultivate

教训

lesson

to teach

集训

training

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)