Chinese words starting with “xuan”
28 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable xuan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial x · final üan · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 9
- 2nd tone 11
- 3rd tone 7
- 4th tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 选择xuǎn zéHSK 4
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- 选手xuǎn shǒuHSK 3
athlete; contestant
- 宣布xuān bùHSK 3
to declare; to announce; to proclaim
- 宣传xuān chuánHSK 3
to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda
All 28 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 选 | xuǎn | v,g | to choose; to pick; to select; to elect | |
| 2 | 选举 | xuǎn jǔ | v,vn | to elect; election | |
| 3 | 旋转 | xuán zhuǎn | v,vn | to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl | |
| 4 | 宣称 | xuān chēng | v | to assert; to claim | |
| 5 | 宣言 | xuān yán | n | declaration; manifesto | |
| 6 | 悬 | xuán | v,g | to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation | |
| 7 | 选拔 | xuǎn bá | v,vn | to select the best | |
| 8 | 炫耀 | xuàn yào | v | dazzling; to show off; to flaunt | |
| 9 | 旋律 | xuán lǜ | n | melody | |
| 10 | 选民 | xuǎn mín | n | voter; constituency; electorate | |
| 11 | 宣告 | xuān gào | v | to declare; to proclaim | |
| 12 | 玄 | xuán | a | black; mysterious | |
| 13 | 悬崖 | xuán yá | n | precipice; overhanging cliff | |
| 14 | 宣誓 | xuān shì | v,vn | to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow | |
| 15 | 宣读 | xuān dú | v | to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) | |
| 16 | 悬念 | xuán niàn | n,v | suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare | |
| 17 | 宣扬 | xuān yáng | v | to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide | |
| 18 | 选项 | xuǎn xiàng | n,v | option; alternative; choice; to choose a project | |
| 19 | 悬挂 | xuán guà | v | to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension | |
| 20 | 宣泄 | xuān xiè | v,vn | to drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself; to divulge; to leak a secret | |
| 21 | 选用 | xuǎn yòng | v | to choose for some purpose; to select and use | |
| 22 | 喧闹 | xuān nào | v,vn | to make a noise; noisy | |
| 23 | 悬殊 | xuán shū | a | widely different; large disparity | |
| 24 | 喧哗 | xuān huá | v | hubbub; clamor; to make a racket | |
| 25 | 玄机 | xuán jī | n | profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles | |
| 26 | 选修 | xuǎn xiū | v | (at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject) | |
| 27 | 旋涡 | xuán wō | n | spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex | |
| 28 | 悬崖峭壁 | xuán yá qiào bì | l | sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) |
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