驯

馴
xùn
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frequent character
to attain gradually, to tame

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

驯 has 马 horse as its meaning part and 川 chuān as a sound part. It first meant to submit, said of horses. From there it grew to tame and train an animal, and then to mean tame or docile.

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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
逊xùn
to abdicate, modest, yielding

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