逊 xùn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 孙 grandchild, descendent
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
逊色
xùnsè
inferior; to be less impressive
Characters in this word
色 sè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 色 — color, tint, hue, shade
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 巴 to cling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这部续集在视觉效果上并不逊色于前作，却缺少情感厚度。 Zhè bù xùjí zài shìjué xiàoguǒ shàng bìng bù xùnsè yú qiánzuò, què quēshǎo qínggǎn hòudù. This sequel is not inferior to the previous work in visual effects, but it lacks emotional depth.
- 她的中文一点儿也不逊色于母语者。 Tā de Zhōngwén yìdiǎnr yě bù xùnsè yú mǔyǔzhě. Her Chinese is not one bit inferior to that of a native speaker.
- 这家小餐馆的菜肴毫不逊色于大饭店。 Zhè jiā xiǎo cānguǎn de càiyáo háo bù xùnsè yú dà fàndiàn. The dishes at this little restaurant are in no way inferior to those of a grand hotel.