顺
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #514 U+987A
How 顺 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
页 (semantic, “head”) + 川 (phonetic, chuān)
How to remember it
obey · Heisig RSH #136
川 stream + head
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 川
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 川 (chuān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 川 sound component | chuān | stream, river |
| 荒 | huāng | wasteland, desert; uncultivated |
| 训 | xùn | to teach, to instruct; pattern, example; exegesis |
| 驯 | xùn | tame, obedient, docile |
| 钏 | chuàn | bracelet, armlet |
| 氚 | chuān | tritium |
Words containing 顺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名不正言不顺 | míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn | (of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred |
| 顺水人情 | shùn shuǐ rén qíng | to do sb a favor at little cost |
| 同花大顺 | tóng huā dà shùn | royal flush (poker) |
| 一路顺风 | yī lù shùn fēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 安顺市 | Ān shùn Shì | Anshun, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3] |
| 长顺县 | Cháng shùn Xiàn | Changshun, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 … |
| 顺手儿 | shùn shǒu r | handy; convenient and easy to use; smoothly |
| 平顺县 | Píng shùn Xiàn | Pingshun, a county in Changzhi City 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 顺平县 | Shùn píng Xiàn | Shunping, a county in Baoding City 保定市[Bao3 ding4 Shi4], Hebei |
| 顺河回族区 | Shùn hé Huí zú Qū | Shunhe Hui District, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan |
| 顺德区 | Shùn dé Qū | Shunde, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 顺城区 | Shùn chéng Qū | Shuncheng, a district of Fushun City 撫順市|抚顺市[Fu3 shun4 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 顺义区 | Shùn yì Qū | Shunyi, a district of Beijing |
| 顺河区 | Shùn hé qū | Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan |
| 顺风车 | shùn fēng chē | vehicle that gives one a free ride; (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails; (take advantage of) a… |
| 应天顺时 | yìng tiān shùn shí | lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of hea… |
| 顺应天时 | shùn yìng tiān shí | going with nature and the seasons (TCM) |
| 和顺县 | Hé shùn Xiàn | Heshun, a county in Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 同花顺 | tóng huā shùn | straight flush (poker) |
| 名正言顺 | míng zhèng yán shùn | in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to lo… |