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state

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
xún
ジュン、シュン
순
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 旬 decameron =
荀 state
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
旬 Phonetic component
xún decameron
ten-day period
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
荀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荀 [Xún]
surname Xun
荀 [xún]
herb (old)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
荀 じゅん
Jun surname
CHINESE WORDS (4)
荀子 [Xún​zǐ] #32,861
Xun Zi or Hsun Tzu (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher and author of On learning 勸學|劝学
杜荀鹤 [Dù​Xún​hè]
Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
杜荀鹤 [Dù​Xún​hè]
Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
荀彧 [Xún​Yù]
Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms