xùn

teach, train

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

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

川 sound component

  Sound component

chuān

  

stream

Evolution

训 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
训 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
训 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
训 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

xùn

teach, instruct; exegesis; to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule

Most common words with 训
Freq.
Word
Meaning

训练

to train

培训

to cultivate

教训

lesson

to teach

集训

training