Learn a Chinese Character - 训 (xùn) - Instruction

1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)

Radical: 讠 (speech radical, indicating the character is related to language)

Stroke Count: 5 strokes for 讠 and 3 strokes for 川, total 8 strokes

Character Decomposition: 讠 (speech) + 川 (river, here used phonetically) (The left part '讠' suggests the meaning related to speech, and the right part '川' helps with pronunciation.)

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: xùn (fourth tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

训 means to instruct, train, or admonish. It can also refer to teachings or maxims. (The character '训' is used to express the act of giving instructions, training someone, or admonishing. It can also represent teachings or maxims passed down.)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 教训 (jiào xùn) - lesson; moral; admonition
• 训练 (xùn liàn) - training; drill
• 训话 (xùn huà) - give a lecture; admonish with words

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

训 can be used as a verb, such as "训练某人" (train someone), or as a noun, like "教训" (lesson). (The character '训' can function as a verb, for example, in the phrase '训练某人' which means 'to train someone', or as a noun, like in '教训' which means 'lesson'.)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

In Chinese culture, the concept of 训 is closely related to education and moral guidance. Teachers and parents often give 训 to children to impart knowledge and values. (In Chinese culture, the idea of '训' is tightly connected to education and moral guidance. Teachers and parents frequently use '训' to convey knowledge and values to children.)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can remember 训 by associating the '讠' (speech) radical with the act of giving instructions, and '川' can be thought of as a flow of words during the instruction process. (你可以通过将 '讠'（言字旁，代表言语）与给予教导的行为联系起来记忆 '训'，而 '川' 可以想象成教导过程中如河流般源源不断的话语。)