逊

遜
xùn
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to abdicate, modest, yielding

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

逊 pairs 辶 walking or movement with 孙 sūn for the sound. It first meant to escape or dodge. From there it grew to abdicate or yield, then modest, and finally inferior.

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Homophones

讯xùn
(bound form) to ask, to inquire
训xùn
to teach, to train, to admonish
迅xùn
rapid, fast

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