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7-9

modest

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xun4 xùn

Meaning


Primary

modest

Alternatives

modestly, modesty

Mnemonic


[xu-] Professor X is in the [4] bathroom of the [-(e)n] infirmary, where there is a 系 Department of 子 Children, as the main wards are all full. Professor X 遜 modestly comes up and cures a 子 child who is laying on the tile floor. The 子 child then runs out the window and down the 辶 road. Professor X says he is just lucky, but the entire 系 department knows he is only being 遜 modest.

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