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Meaning of 荀

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (herb) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ xún ] ten-day period; period of time
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Example Words
杜荀鹤 xún Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
荀子 xún Xun Zi or Hsun Tzu (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher and author of On learning 劝学
荀彧 xún Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms
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Example Sentences
1
Only five eggplants and two baby corns cropped today.
2
Long pointed leaf or stem (eg of grass or asparagus)growing directly out of the ground.
3
The elaboration and improvement of such view by Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi, constitute the ethic foundation for ecological civilization construction.
4
Compared with the human nature theory and intension of Confucius view was the difference from Mencius and Xuncius "evil nature"and "virtuous nature" theory.