宣 xuān

1. xuān verb to declare; to announce
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 宣布 (CCD '宣' 1; FE '宣' 1; GHDC '宣' 1; Kroll 2015 '宣' 2, p. 517)
2. xuān proper noun Xuan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '宣' 6; FE '宣' 3; GHDC '宣' 7)
3. xuān adverb thoroughly; completely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宣' 1b, p. 517)
4. xuān verb to issue an imperial command; to summon to the imperial court
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 宣召 (CCD '宣' 2)
5. xuān noun fine writing paper; xuan paper
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '宣' 5)
6. xuān verb to teach; to instruct
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宣' 2a, p. 517)
7. xuān noun an epithet for Confucius
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '宣' 5, p. 517)
8. xuān noun an archaic unit of length
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Equal to 1.33 chi (Kroll 2015 '宣' 6, p. 517)
9. xuān verb to disseminate; to propagate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 宣 is synonymous with 宣传 or 传播 in this sense; for example, in 千字文 ”Thousand Character Classic”, 宣威 'spread fame' (FE '宣' 2; Kroll 2015 '宣' 1, p. 517; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2008)
10. xuān verb to vent; to drain
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 发漏 (CCD '宣' 3; GHDC '宣' 3; Kroll 2015 '宣' 3, p. 517)
11. xuān proper noun Xuan
    Domain: Places 地方 , Concept: City 城市
    Notes: (CCD '宣' 4)
12. xuān verb to show; to display
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 显示 (GHDC '宣' 2)
13. xuān verb commonplace; widespread
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 普遍 (GHDC '宣' 4; Kroll 2015 '宣' 1a, p. 517)
14. xuān noun greying [hair]; black and white [hair]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC '宣' 5; Kroll 2015 '宣' 4, p. 517)

Contained in

• 宣称(宣稱) to assert
• 宣武门(宣武門) Xuanwumen
• 密而不宣 confidential; secret; hush-hush
• 宣恩 Xuanen ; proclaim his benevolence
• 文宣部 propaganda department
• 宣传画(宣傳畫) propaganda poster; advertising hoarding
• 宣传(宣傳) to disseminate; to spread information ; propaganda ; to explain
• 世界人权宣言(世界人權宣言) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• 宣布 to declare; to announce ; to publicise; to disseminate ; to declare; to announce
• 秘而不宣(祕而不宣) to withhold information; to keep something secret
• 宣说(宣說) to preach; to teach publicly; to teach classics or religious texts
• 宣传部(宣傳部) Propaganda Department
• 宣布破产(宣布破產) to declare bankruptcy
• 宣誓 to take an oath
• 明宣宗 Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德
• 版权宣告(版權宣告) copyright notice
• 宣召 to summon to see the emperor
• 广告宣传画(廣告宣傳畫) placard; poster
• 宣告 to declare; to proclaim
• 宣誓证言(宣誓證言) sworn testimony
• 宣传册(宣傳冊) commercial brochure; advertising pamphlet; flyer
• 照本宣科 a wooden word-by-word reading

Also contained in

宣武 、 宣阳门 、 汉宣帝 、 人权和公民权宣言 、 宣武区 、 周宣王 、 宣恩县 、 大宋宣和遗事 、 宣化 、 宣州 、 中央宣传部 、 宣城 、 前秦宣昭帝 、 独立宣言 、 宣德 、 宣抚司 、 宣化县 、 唐宣宗 、 宣化区 、 宣宗 、 宣统 、 文宣王 、 高丽宣宗 、 宣平门 、 共产党宣言 、 宣汉 、 武宣卞皇后 、 八一宣言 、 中宣部

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 73
• 卷八十三 薛宣朱博傳 Volume 83: Xue Xuan and Zhu Bo Book of Han 漢書 — count: 72
• 卷六十五　列傳第五十五 陳宗室諸王 Volume 65 Biographies 55: The Chen Imperial Family History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 70
• 卷四十七 列傳第七 趙倫之 王懿 張邵 Volume 47 Biographies 7: Liu Huaisu, Wang Yi, Zhang Shao Book of Song 宋書 — count: 63
• 卷四十六 志第二十二 地理七 Volume 46 Treatises 22: Geography 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 62
• 卷六十八 列傳第二十八 武二王 Volume 68 Biographies 28: Wu Erwang Book of Song 宋書 — count: 62
• 卷八十一 列傳第五十一 王遜 蔡豹 羊鑒 劉胤 桓宣 朱伺 毛寶 劉遐 鄧嶽 朱序 Volume 81 Biographies 51: Wang Xun; Cai Bao; Yang Jian; Liu Yin; Huan Xuan; Zhu Si; Mao Bao; Liu Xia; Deng Yue; Zhu Xu Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 62
• 卷三百十五 列傳第二百〇三 雲南土司三 Volume 315 Biographies 203: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 61
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 53
• 卷十三　　列傳第三　宋宗室及諸王上 Volume 13 Biographies 3: Members of the Song Imperial Family 1 History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 49

Collocations

• 宣子 (宣子) 韓宣子適魯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 127
• 宣子曰 (宣子曰) 頓首於宣子曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 44
• 韩宣 (韓宣) 韓宣子適魯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 29
• 范宣 (範宣) 晉范宣子來聘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 22
• 赵宣 (趙宣) 趙宣子使因賈季問酆舒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 16
• 宣孟 (宣孟) 宣孟之忠 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 16
• 宣伯 (宣伯) 以命宣伯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 14
• 魏宣 (魏宣) 智伯求地於魏宣子 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八　人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 12
• 宣叔 (宣叔) 臧宣叔怒曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 9
• 臧宣 (臧宣) 臧宣叔怒曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 8