Memory phrase for the character: 荀

荀

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Meaning

(surname Xun)

Pronunciation

xún

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: 10-days period 旬 (When the sun 日 is enwrapped 勹 (by clouds), then often for a duration of 10 days)

Mnemonic
 
Phonetic 旬 = xún in the family name 荀.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
旬 10-days duration




 Vocabulary

异戊橡胶 yì wù xiàng jiāo  
荀彧 Xún Yù  Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms
杜荀鹤 Dù Xún hè  Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
杜荀鹤 Dù Xún hè  

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