xūn

meritorious deed

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
力 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

power

員 sound component

  Sound component

yuán

  

member

Evolution

勛 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
勛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
勛 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

xūn

meritorious deed; merits; rank; medal; merit

Most common words with 勛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

勋章

medal

勋爵

UK life peer

medal

功勋

achievement

授勋

to award an honor