Usage of the character 顺

to obey
to follow
to arrange
to make reasonable
along
favorable

shùnchàng

顺畅

[順暢]

smooth and unhindered
fluent

Shùnzhì

顺治

[順治]

reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)

róushùn

柔顺

[柔順]

gentle and agreeable
supple
yielding

héshùn

和顺

[和順]

sweet-tempered
acquiescent

shùnshì

顺适

[順適]

agreeable
to conform

shùnguǎi

顺拐

[順拐]

to swing the arm and leg on the same side of the body together while walking

shùnyì

顺意

[順意]

pleasant
agreeable

suíshùn

随顺

[隨順]

to follow
to go along with

Shùnqìng

顺庆

[順慶]

Shunqing district of Nanchong city 南充市 ( Nánchōngshì), Sichuan

shùnchǎn

顺产

[順產]

to give birth without complications
easy childbirth
safe delivery
natural birth (without surgical operation)

shùnfǎng

顺访

[順訪]

to visit in passing

Fǔshùn

抚顺

[撫順]

Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China
also Fushun county

guīshùn

归顺

[歸順]

to surrender and pay allegiance to

shùnqì

顺气

[順氣]

nice
pleasant

shùnshuǐ

顺水

[順水]

with the current

shùnzhe

顺着

[順著]

to follow
following
along

shùnshì

顺式

[順式]

cis- (isomer) (chemistry)
see also 反式 (fǎnshì)

zhíshùn

直顺

[直順]

straight and smooth (hair etc)

shùngǎo

顺稿

[順稿]

to edit a text for readability

shùnyán

顺延

[順延]

to postpone
to procrastinate

chéngshùn

承顺

[承順]

to comply with
to submit to

Anshùn

安顺

[安順]

Anshun prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州／贵州 ( Guìzhōu)

shùnzi

顺子

[順子]

a straight (poker, mahjong)

tōngshùn

通顺

[通順]

smooth
clear and coherent

shùndào

顺道

[順道]

on the way

shùnwèi

顺位

[順位]

rank
place
position

gōngshùn

恭顺

[恭順]

deferential
respectful

Tiānshùn

天顺

[天順]

Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮／朱祁镇 ( Zhū Qízhèn) (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗 ( Yīngzōng)

wēnshùn

温顺

[溫順]

docile
meek

shùnbiàn

顺便

[順便]

conveniently
in passing
without much extra effort

píngshùn

平顺

[平順]

smooth
smooth-going
plain sailing

Náshùn

拿顺

[拿順]

Nashon (son of Amminadab)

shùnhé

顺和

[順和]

gentle
affable

Chángshùn

长顺

[長順]

Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

Shùnpíng

顺平

[順平]

Shunping county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

shùnlì

顺利

[順利]

smoothly; without a hitch

xùnshùn

逊顺

[遜順]

modest and obedient
unassuming

Lüshùn

旅顺

[旅順]

Lüshun
Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市／大连市, Liaoning
called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905

Shùnchéng

顺城

[順城]

Shuncheng, a district of Fushun 撫順市／抚顺市 ( Fushǔn Shì), Liaoning

shùncháo

顺潮

[順潮]

favorable tide

Héshùn

和顺

[和順]

Heshun county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi

Yǒngshùn

永顺

[永順]

Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

shùnhuá

顺滑

[順滑]

smooth

shùndang

顺当

[順當]

smoothly

shùnsuì

顺遂

[順遂]

everything is going smoothly
just as one wishes

shùndài

顺带

[順帶]

(do sth) in passing
incidentally (while doing sth else)

shùntan

顺坦

[順坦]

smoothly
as one expects

shùnyǎn

顺眼

[順眼]

pleasing to the eye; nice to look at

shùn'ěr

顺耳

[順耳]

pleasing to the ear

shùnmín

顺民

[順民]

docile subject (of new dynasty)
toady

shùnshǒu

顺手

[順手]

easily
without trouble
while one is at it
in passing
handy

shùnchā

顺差

[順差]

(trade or budget) surplus

shùnfēng

顺风

[順風]

lit. tail wind
Bon voyage!

shùnshì

顺势

[順勢]

to take advantage
to seize an opportunity
in passing
without taking extra trouble
conveniently

shùnlù

顺路

[順路]

by the way
while out doing sth else
conveniently

shùncóng

顺从

[順從]

obedient
to comply
to submit
to defer

xùnshùn

驯顺

[馴順]

tame
docile

Shùnhuà

顺化

[順化]

Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province

Fùshùn

富顺

[富順]

Fushun county in Zigong 自貢／自贡 ( Zìgòng), Sichuan

shùnxù

顺序

[順序]

sequence
order

yīshùn

依顺

[依順]

to comply

shùnjìng

顺境

[順境]

favorable circumstances

xiàoshùn

孝顺

[孝順]

filial
dutiful
devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)
to show filial piety towards (an older family member)
filial piety

shùnxié

顺斜

[順斜]

(geology) cataclinal

chàngshùn

畅顺

[暢順]

smooth
unimpeded

Tàishùn

泰顺

[泰順]

Taishun county in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang

Píngshùn

平顺

[平順]

Pingshun, county in Shanxi

bùshùn

不顺

[不順]

unfavorable
adverse

Shùnchāng

顺昌

[順昌]

Shunchang county in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng), Fujian

shùncí

顺磁

[順磁]

paramagnetic

Aó Shùn

敖顺

[敖順]

Ao Shun, Dragon King of the North Sea in 西遊記／西游记 ( Xīyóu Jì)

Shùndé

顺德

[順德]

Shunde, a district of Foshan 佛山市 ( Foshán Shì), Guangdong

shùnxíng

顺行

[順行]

circular motion in the same sense as the sun
clockwise

shùnyìng

顺应

[順應]

to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to

shùnxù

顺叙

[順敘]

chronological narrative

Shùnyì

顺义

[順義]

Shunyi, a district of Beijing

shùnzuǐ

顺嘴

[順嘴]

to read smoothly (of text)
to blurt out (without thinking)
to suit one's taste (of food)

lǐshùn

理顺

[理順]

to straighten out
to sort out
to organize

shùncì

顺次

[順次]

in order
in proper sequence

shùnliu

顺溜

[順溜]

orderly
tidy
smooth

shùnfú

顺服

[順服]

to submit to

guāishùn

乖顺

[乖順]

obedient (colloquial)

Fēngshùn

丰顺

[豐順]

Fengshun county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

shùnxīn

顺心

[順心]

happy
satisfactory

bǐshùn

笔顺

[筆順]

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

shùndǎo

顺导

[順導]

to guide sth on its proper course
to guide towards profitable outcome

shùnkǒu

顺口

[順口]

to read smoothly (of text)
to blurt out (without thinking)
to suit one's taste (of food)

Shùnchāngxiàn

顺昌县

[順昌縣]

Shunchang county in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng), Fujian

Anshùnshì

安顺市

[安順市]

Anshun prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州／贵州 ( Guìzhōu)

Tàishùnxiàn

泰顺县

[泰順縣]

Taishun county in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang

shùnshǒur

顺手儿

[順手兒]

handy
convenient and easy to use
smoothly

Chángshùnxiàn

长顺县

[長順縣]

Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

Shùndé Qū

顺德区

[順德區]

Shunde, a district of Foshan 佛山市 ( Foshán Shì), Guangdong

Fǔshùnshì

抚顺市

[撫順市]

Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

shùnxùshù

顺序数

[順序數]

ordinal number

Yǒngshùn Xiàn

永顺县

[永順縣]

Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

Shùnzhìdì

顺治帝

[順治帝]

Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662

shùnshāndǎo

顺山倒

[順山倒]

Timber! (lumberjack's warning call)

Lüshùnkǒu

旅顺口

[旅順口]

Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市／大连市, Liaoning

Fǔshùnxiàn

抚顺县

[撫順縣]

Fushun county in Fushun 撫順／抚顺, Liaoning

Shùnpíngxiàn

顺平县

[順平縣]

Shunping county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

Shùnhéqū

顺河区

[順河區]

Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市／开封市 ( Kāifēngshì), Henan

shùnxìngbié

顺性别

[順性別]

cisgender

Lüshùngǎng

旅顺港

[旅順港]

Lüshun port, on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula
called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905
in Lüshunkou district of Dalian 大連／大连, Liaoning

tónghuāshùn

同花顺

[同花順]

straight flush (poker)

shùnkǒuliū

顺口溜

[順口溜]

popular piece of doggerel
common phrase repeated as a jingle

Héshùnxiàn

和顺县

[和順縣]

Heshun county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi

shùnfēngchē

顺风车

[順風車]

vehicle that gives one a free ride
(fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails; (take advantage of) an opportunity

shùnzuǐr

顺嘴儿

[順嘴兒]

to read smoothly (of text)
to blurt out (without thinking)
to suit one's taste (of food)

Fùshùnxiàn

富顺县

[富順縣]

Fushun county in Zigong 自貢／自贡 ( Zìgòng), Sichuan

Píngshùnxiàn

平顺县

[平順縣]

Pingshun county, Shanxi

Shùnyì Qū

顺义区

[順義區]

Shunyi, a district of Beijing

róushùnjì

柔顺剂

[柔順劑]

fabric softener

shùnshízhēn

顺时针

[順時針]

clockwise

shùnfēng'ěr

顺风耳

[順風耳]

sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction)
fig. a well-informed person

Shùnchéng Qū

顺城区

[順城區]

Shuncheng, a district of Fushun 撫順市／抚顺市 ( Fushǔn Shì), Liaoning

Táng Shùnzōng

唐顺宗

[唐順宗]

Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦／李诵 ( Lǐ Sòng), reigned 805-806

Fēngshùnxiàn

丰顺县

[豐順縣]

Fengshun county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

Shùnqìngqū

顺庆区

[順慶區]

Shunqing district of Nanchong city 南充市 ( Nánchōngshì), Sichuan

shùnlǐchéngzhāng

顺理成章

[順理成章]

logical
only to be expected
rational and clearly structured (of text)

jié'àobùshùn

桀骜不顺

[桀驁不順]

see 桀驁不馴／桀骜不驯 (jié'àobùxùn)

shùnyìngtiānshí

顺应天时

[順應天時]

going with nature and the seasons (TCM)

nìláishùnshòu

逆来顺受

[逆來順受]

to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

zìmǔshùnxù

字母顺序

[字母順序]

alphabetical order

qiānyībǎishùn

千依百顺

[千依百順]

totally submissive (idiom)

yìngtiānshùnshí

应天顺时

[應天順時]

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
the Divine Right of kings

tónghuādàshùn

同花大顺

[同花大順]

royal flush (poker)

yīfānfēngshùn

一帆风顺

[一帆風順]

propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
plain sailing
to go smoothly
have a nice trip!

jié'āishùnbiàn

节哀顺变

[節哀順變]

restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)

shùnqízìrán

顺其自然

[順其自然]

to let nature take its course (idiom)

shùnfēngzhuǎnduò

顺风转舵

[順風轉舵]

to act according to whatever is the current outlook
pragmatic
unprincipled

shùnshìliáofǎ

顺势疗法

[順勢療法]

homeopathy (alternative medicine)

shùnshuǐrénqíng

顺水人情

[順水人情]

to do sb a favor at little cost

yīlùshùnfēng

一路顺风

[一路順風]

to have a pleasant journey (idiom)

shùnshuǐtuīchuán

顺水推船

[順水推船]

lit. to push the boat with the current
fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

kànbùshùnyǎn

看不顺眼

[看不順眼]

unpleasant to the eye
objectionable

shùnshuǐtuīzhōu

顺水推舟

[順水推舟]

lit. to push the boat with the current
fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

fēngtiáoyǔshùn

风调雨顺

[風調雨順]

favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops

shùnshǒuqiānyáng

顺手牵羊

[順手牽羊]

lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom)
fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off

xiānhòushùnxù

先后顺序

[先後順序]

sequential order

shùndàiyītí

顺带一提

[順帶一提]

by the way

shùnténgmōguā

顺藤摸瓜

[順藤摸瓜]

lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
to track sth following clues

míngzhèngyánshùn

名正言顺

[名正言順]

in a way that justifies the use of the term
genuine
proper
in a way that conforms to logic
justifiable
appropriate
perfectly legitimate

shùnyìngbùliáng

顺应不良

[順應不良]

inability to adjust
unable to adapt

dīméishùnyǎn

低眉顺眼

[低眉順眼]

docile; submissive

màoyìshùnchā

贸易顺差

[貿易順差]

trade surplus

tiānyǔshùnyán

天雨顺延

[天雨順延]

weather permitting (idiom)

Lüshùnkǒuqū

旅顺口区

[旅順口區]

Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市／大连市, Liaoning

bǎiyībǎishùn

百依百顺

[百依百順]

docile and obedient
all obedience

Shùnhé Huízúqū

顺河回族区

[順河回族區]

Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市／开封市 ( Kāifēngshì), Henan

míngbuzhèngyánbushùn

名不正言不顺

[名不正言不順]

(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred

shùnwǒzhěchāngnìwǒzhěwáng

顺我者昌逆我者亡

[順我者昌逆我者亡]

submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish