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巽

xùn

Definitions

  1. 1. to obey
  2. 2. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing wood and wind
  3. 3. ☴
  4. 4. ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)

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Words Containing 巽

巽他海峡
xùn tā hǎi xiá

Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java

巽他群岛
xùn tā qún dǎo

Sunda Islands (Malay archipelago)

赵尔巽
zhào ěr xùn

Zhao Erxun (1844-1927), modern historian, compiled the Draft History of the Qing dynasty 清史稿