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Animated Stroke Order 宣

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How to write 宣 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 宣

宣 stroke order diagram

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宣

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宣 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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How to Use 宣

Verb compounds for announcing or promoting information

The character 宣 combines with near-synonymous morphemes to form verbs that mean to announce, declare, or promote something publicly.

宣传 • xuān chuán • propagate; disseminate; give publicity to • HSK 5

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HSK Vocabulary: 宣

宣告 • xuān gào • Declare / Proclaim

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuān宣

gào

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Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

fǎ法

tíng庭

shàng上

xuān宣

shì

Information

Pinyinxuān

Meaningto declare, to announce, to proclaim

Strokes9

Radical宀

Traditional宣

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Zhuyinㄒㄩㄢ

UnicodeU+5BA3

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宀roof

+亘extend

Under a roof (宀), words (亘) spread openly — to proclaim or announce widely.

xuān宣

chuán传

propagate; disseminate; give publicity to

宣布 • xuān bù • declare; proclaim; announce • HSK 5

HSK 5

xuān宣

bù布

declare; proclaim; announce

宣扬 • xuān yáng • publicise; advocate; advertise • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuān宣

yáng扬

publicise; advocate; advertise

Verb compounds for publicly performing an action or expressing feelings

The character 宣 combines with action or emotion-related morphemes to form verbs that mean to do something publicly or to vent feelings.

宣誓 • xuān shì • swear an oath; make a vow; make a pledge • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuān宣

shì誓

swear an oath; make a vow; make a pledge

宣读 • xuān dú • Read out loud • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuān宣

dú读

Read out loud

宣泄 • xuān xiè • Vent / Let out • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuān宣

xiè泄

Vent / Let out

告

Declare / Proclaim

宣称 • xuān chēng • Claim / Proclaim

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuān宣

chēng称

Claim / Proclaim

宣言 • xuān yán • Declaration / Proclamation

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuān宣

yán言

Declaration / Proclamation

誓

shuō说

zhēn真

huà话

。

He took an oath in court to tell the truth.

gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

dà大

lì力

xuān宣

chuán传

xīn新

chǎn产

pǐn品

。

The company is vigorously promoting the new product.

Gōng公

sī司

pài派

dài代

biǎo表

qù去

shè社

qū区

xuān宣

jiǎng讲

xīn新

chǎn产

pǐn品

。

The company sent representatives to the community to promote new products.

zhèng政

fǔ府

xuān宣

bù布

le了

xīn新

de的

huán环

bǎo保

zhèng政

cè策

。

The government announced a new environmental policy.

lǎo老

shī师

xuān宣

dú读

míng名

dān单

。

The teacher reads out the list.

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