shùn

obey, follow

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
川 sound component

  Sound component

chuān

  

stream

页 meaning component

  Meaning component

xié

  

page

Depicts a head.

Evolution

顺 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
顺 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
顺 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
顺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
顺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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shùn

obey, submit to, go along with; to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable

Most common words with 顺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

顺利

smoothly

顺便

conveniently

to obey

顺序

sequence

顺着

to follow