驯

xùn

to tame; to domesticate

Character

Strokes: 6
Radical: 马 — horse
Made of: 马 horse 川 stream, river
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

他花了半年时间驯那匹受惊的马，直到它重新信任人类。 Tā huā le bànnián shíjiān xùn nà pǐ shòujīng de mǎ, zhídào tā chóngxīn xìnrèn rénlèi. He spent half a year taming the frightened horse until it trusted humans again.
爷爷年轻时在马戏团驯过老虎。 Yéye niánqīng shí zài mǎxìtuán xùn guo lǎohǔ. When he was young, my grandpa tamed tigers in a circus.
这只鹰很警觉，得慢慢驯，不能着急。 Zhè zhī yīng hěn jǐngjué, děi mànmàn xùn, bù néng zhāojí. This eagle is very alert; you have to tame it slowly, without hurrying.