Tom was humble.
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逊
Traditional: 遜
xùn
xùn · seon3 (Jyutping)
- to abdicate
- modest
- yielding
- unpretentious
- inferior to
- (slang) to suck
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Character breakdown
逊
- Meaning
- humble, modest; yield
- Radical
- 辶
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿺辶孙
- Cangjie
- YNDF
- Four-corner
- 3930
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Example sentences
His modesty is worth respecting.
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