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旬 (xún) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

旬 (xún) is a Chinese word: ten-day period. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 旬

量 liàng measure word

ten-day period

上旬我去了北京。

shàng xún wǒ qù le Běi jīng

I went to Beijing in the first ten days of the month.

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Word breakdown

旬 xún — ten-day period

Words with this character (3)
Structure & writing
1 旬 xún — a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower
旬 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 5
询 xún to inquire, to seek opinions

consists of

1.1 勹 bāo — to wrap, enclose
勹 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
包 bāo to wrap (something) with paper, cloth, etc.
HSK 3
勺 sháo ladle; spoon (a handled utensil for scooping) 句 jù sentence (a linguistic unit composed of words and phrases expressing a complete idea)
HSK 4
葡 pú used in "葡萄" (grape; grapevine)
HSK 5
局 jú chessboard
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匀 yún even, uniform; to make even 旬 xún a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower 胸 xiōng chest; the front of the torso between the neck and abdomen
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勾 gōu to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection) 勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 甸 diàn outlying areas beyond the suburbs in ancient times
1.2 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
HSK 1
早 zǎo morning 时 shí time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 星 xīng stars twinkling in the night sky 昨 zuó yesterday
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晚 wǎn evening; night 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet
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晴 qíng clear, sunny (of sky or weather; opposite of overcast) 最 zuì most; -est (superlative degree)
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冒 mào to rise; to emerge; to come out 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 旧 jiù old; outdated (opposite of '新') 易 yì easy; not difficult (opposite of 难) 照 zhào (of light) shine on an object
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者 zhě particle after adjectives or verbs indicating a person or thing with that quality or doing that action 阳 yáng yang, one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy (opposite of 阴) 音 yīn sound; pronunciation 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
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厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 晨 chén early morning; dawn; sometimes broadly referring to the period from midnight to noon 普 pǔ universal; widespread 景 jǐng situation; circumstance 暂 zàn brief, short in time (opposite of 久)
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暑 shǔ hot, sweltering (opposite of 寒) 暖 nuǎn warm, neither cold nor hot
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旦 dàn dawn; early morning 昆 kūn (class.) elder brother 映 yìng to reflect (an image via light) 显 xiǎn visible; obvious; evident 晒 shài （of the sun）to shine on something
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智 zhì wise; intelligent 暗 àn dark, dim (opposite of 明) 暴 bào sudden and violent; fierce and swift 替 tì to replace; to substitute
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宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 旬 xún a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 昂 áng to raise high, to hold up 晕 yūn to faint; to lose consciousness
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晰 xī clear, distinct 晾 liàng to dry clothes in the sun or in a ventilated place 踏 tà to step on; to go to a place in person
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嗜 shì to love, to have a particular fondness for 塌 tā to collapse, cave in 捏 niē to pinch (with thumb and fingers) 旨 zhǐ delicious; tasty 旭 xù (lit.) the first rays of the morning sun
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旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 昌 chāng prosperous; flourishing 昏 hūn dusk; twilight 昔 xī the past; former times (opposite of 今) 昧 mèi confused; ignorant 晃 huàng to shake, to sway 晋 jìn to advance, move forward or upward 晓 xiǎo dawn, daybreak 晤 wù to meet, to see (someone) 晶 jīng bright; luminous 暄 xuān (lit.) warm (of sunlight); pleasantly warm 暧 ài (lit.) dim, obscure (of sunlight) 暮 mù dusk, the time of sunset 曙 shǔ dawn; daybreak 曝 bào used in "曝光": ① (photography) exposure of film or photosensitive paper to light; ② (figurative) to expose hidden matters to public 莫 mò (lit.) no one; nothing 蹋 tà to tread on; to step on 隙 xì crack; crevice 鲁 lǔ dull; stupid

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