shùn

Radical: 舛 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

舜 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 舜

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 舜.

虞舜
yú shùn
Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝
李舜臣
lǐ shùn chén
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
舜帝陵
shùn dì líng
several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣|宁远县 in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 運城|运城 Shanxi
舜日尧天
shùn rì yáo tiān
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom)
舜日尧年
shùn rì yáo nián
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom)

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