Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (驯)
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Similar Characters
嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)駝 camel (back end) (trad)
Historical Evolution
驯
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
驯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驯 / 馴 [xùn]
to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xún]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (20)
驯服 [xùnfú] #13,438
to tame
驯鹿 [xùnlù] #23,920
reindeer
驯化 [xùnhuà] #33,401
to tame
驯养 [xùnyǎng] #34,609
to domesticate
桀骜不驯 [jié'àobùxùn] #58,131
arrogant and obstinate (idiom)
温驯 [wēnxùn] #36,315
docile
驯顺 [xùnshùn] #61,988
tame
驯良 [xùnliáng] #62,732
docile
驯从 [xùncóng] #71,291
tame
调驯 [tiáoxùn]
to look after and train (animals)
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JAPANESE WORDS (60)
⭐ 慣れる [なれる] #786
to get used to
⭐ 見慣れる [みなれる] #3,710
to get used to seeing
⭐ 馴染む [なじむ] #5,019
to become familiar with
⭐ 幼なじみ [おさななじみ] #8,591
childhood friend
⭐ 慣れ [なれ] #9,852
practice
馴染み [なじみ] #9,894
familiarity
聞きなれる [ききなれる] #10,654
to get used to hearing
⭐ 馴れ馴れしい [なれなれしい] #12,833
overly familiar
⭐ 不慣れ [ふなれ] #13,742
inexperienced
手馴れる [てなれる] #14,151
to get used to
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KOREAN WORDS (1)