懂中文 Dong Chinese

驯

xún, xùn

tame

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound. Simplified form of 馴.

Components
马 meaning component

马  Meaning component

mǎ

  

horse

川 sound component

川  Sound component

chuān

  

stream

Evolution

驯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
驯 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
驯 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

驯 (馴) 

xún

tame, docile, obedient

驯 (馴) 

xùn

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

Most common words with 驯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

驯

to tame

驯服

to tame

驯鹿

reindeer

驯化

to tame

驯养

to domesticate