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xún

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xún Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xún | xun2
English translation
ten days
ten years
full period
ten-day period; period of time

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About xún

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

xún

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A cycle  bāo of ten days ; a traditional week

Etymology of xún

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

勹日

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of an earthworm, now written as yǐn , used here since the word for earthworm sounded similar to xún . Later the meaning component () was added.

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Example sentences using xún

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他们 tā men zài 3 yuè 中旬 zhōngxún 发起 fā qǐ le 准备 zhǔnbèi jiǔ de 攻势 gōng shì .

Their long - prepared offensive was launched in the middle of March.

1 yuè 下旬 xià xún de tiān 早晨 zǎo chén , 爱泼斯坦迈着轻快 qīng kuài de 大步 dà bù 跨过 kuà guò 朱利安 Zhū lì ān de 病房 bìng fáng .

One morning in late January, Epstein strode briskly into Julian's room.

Huán shì 十月 Shí yuè shǎng xún , dàn chū shuāng 已经 yǐjīng 枫叶 fēng yè 染上 rǎn shàng le 金黄 jīn huáng .

It was early October, but a crispiny frost had already stamped the maple trees with gold.

已经 yǐjīng shì 八旬老人 lǎo rén le , Huán hěn 精神 jīngshén .

She is very active for an octogenarian.

Nián 八旬, dàn réng 老当益壮 lǎo dāng yì zhuàng .

He is eighty, but still hale and hearty.

Words with xún

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
中旬 zhōngxún middle third of a month中旬 zhōngxún
xún ten days xún
下旬 xià xún last third of the month下旬 xià xún
上旬 shàng xún first third of a month上旬 shàng xún
旬日 xún rì short period旬日 xún rì
旬阳县 Xún yáng Xiàn Xunyang County in Ankang 安康 Ān kāng [An​kāng], Shaanxi旬陽縣
旬邑县 Xún yì Xiàn Xunyi County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳 Xián yáng [Xián​yáng], Shaanxi旬邑縣
旬阳 Xún yáng Xunyang County in Ankang 安康 Ān kāng [An​kāng], Shaanxi旬陽
旬邑 Xún yì Xunyi County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳 Xián yáng [Xián​yáng], Shaanxi旬邑 Xún yì

xún Decomposition & Compounds

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xún Decomposition

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xún Compounds

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  • xún
    • xún
    • sǔn
      • xún
    • xún , xùn , xuàn , xún , huán , xùn , xùn , xún , qióng , xún , xún , xún , xuàn , 迿 xùn , jūn , , , , , , xuàn , xún , , ,
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