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Meaning of 荀

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荀
Pinyin: xún
English Definition: herb (old); surname Xun
Chinese Definition:
①传说中的一种香草。
②姓氏。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:旬 indicates the sound; 艹 (herb) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 旬 [ xún ] ten-day period; period of time
Similar Characters: 苟
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Example Words
杜荀鹤 dù xún hè Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
荀子 xún zǐ Xun Zi or Hsun Tzu (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher and author of On learning 劝学
荀彧 xún yù Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms
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Example Sentences
1
今天只收成了几个茄子及两支粟米荀
。
Only five eggplants and two baby corns cropped today.
2
长而尖的叶或茎
(
直接从地面生出的
,
如草或芦荀
)
。
Long pointed leaf or stem (eg of grass or asparagus)growing directly out of the ground.
3
孔孟荀对
“
天人合一
”
观所进行的生态伦理思想的阐述和完善
,
是当今生态文明建设的伦理基础
。
The elaboration and improvement of such view by Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi, constitute the ethic foundation for ecological civilization construction.
4
因此
,
不同于孟
、
荀的
“
性善
”
与
“
性恶
”
论
,
孔子的人性观是以血缘亲情为内涵的
“
亲情之爱
”
。
Compared with the human nature theory and intension of Confucius view was the difference from Mencius and Xuncius "evil nature"and "virtuous nature" theory.