懂中文 Dong Chinese

旬

xún

ten-day period

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 云 represents the sound.

Components
云 sound component

云  Sound component

yún

  

clouds

日 meaning component

日  Meaning component

rì

  

sun

Evolution

旬 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
旬 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
旬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
旬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
旬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

旬  

xún

ten-day period; period of time; ten days; ten years; full period

Most common words with 旬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

中旬

middle third of a month

旬

ten days

下旬

last third of the month

上旬

first third of a month

旬日

short period

Component uses

Sound component in 12 characters (0 verified)

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