懂中文 Dong Chinese

荀

xún

surname

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

旬 sound component

旬  Sound component

xún

  

ten-day period

Evolution

荀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
荀 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
荀 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
荀 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
荀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

荀  

xún

surname; ancient state; plant; herb (old)

荀  

Xún

surname Xun

Most common words with 荀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荀

surname Xun

荀子

Xun Zi or Hsun Tzu (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher and author of On learning 勸學|劝学