旬 - xún - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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旬

xún

Definition

ten days
ten years
full period

Character Decomposition

Compounds (13)

bamboo shoot

to ask about; to inquire about

herb (old)

adorned; swift; gorgeous; brilliant; variegated

truly; whirlpool

to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause

(gem)

sincere

ranges of hills

name of a feudal state

cross bar

to be the first to begin a quarrel

眴

xuàn

dazzled; dizzy

Related words (15)

旬始

xún shǐ

comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow; evil omen

旬歲

xún suì

full year; first birthday

full year; ten years

(literary) ten days; short period

ten days

ten days; one month; short period

ten days

test every ten day; periodic deadline

旬首

xún shǒu

start of a ten day period

上旬

shàng xún

first third of a month

下旬

xià xún

last third of the month

中旬

zhōng xún

mid month; middle of the month; middle ten days of the month; middle third of the month

由旬

yóu xún

yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)

septuagenarian

nonagenarian

Idioms (2)

旬輸月送

xún shū yuè sòng

pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands

三旬九食

sān xún jiǔ shí

(lit.) to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); (fig.) (of a family) on the brink of starvation; in dire straits

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