Chinese symbol for “docile”
温顺
wēn shùn
Traditional: 溫順
docile; meek
The closest CC-CEDICT match for docile is 温顺 (wēn shùn), defined as: docile; meek.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “docile”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温驯 (溫馴) | wēn xùn | docile; meek |
| 服帖 | fú tiē | docile; obedient |
| 老实巴交 (老實巴交) | lǎo shi bā jiāo | (coll.) docile; well-behaved |
| 驯良 (馴良) | xùn liáng | docile; tame |
| 帖服 | tiē fú | docile; obedient |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 温顺.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温度 (溫度) | wēn dù | temperature; 个 (gè) |
| 温暖 (溫暖) | wēn nuǎn | warm |
| 温柔 (溫柔) | wēn róu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
| 气温 (氣溫) | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 高温 (高溫) | gāo wēn | high temperature |
| 温和 (溫和) | wēn hé | mild; gentle |
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 顺序 (順序) | shùn xù | sequence; order |
See also: Japanese symbol for “docile”.
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