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洵

xún

Character

What 洵 means

1. truly
2. whirlpool

Words containing 洵

• 苏洵Sū XúnSu Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三苏

Characters built on 旬

These share the phonetic component 旬 (xún), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 询xúnto ask about; to inquire about
• 殉xùnto be buried with the dead; to die for a cause
• 徇xùnto give in to; to be swayed by (personal considerations etc); Taiwan pr. xún
• 荀xún(archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts…
• 峋xúnused in 嶙峋
• 郇xúnname of a feudal state
• 恂xúnsincere

Characters that look like 洵

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise
• 泪lèi(bound form) tears; teardrops
• 闺guīsmall arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women
• 阂héobstruct
• 阄jiūlots (to be drawn); lot (in a game of chance)
• 囿yòupark; to limit; be limited to

Sounds the same

Read xún, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 询to ask about; to inquire about
• 寻to search; to look for; to seek
• 旬(bound form) ten-day period; one of the three ten-day divisions of a month…
• 循(bound form) to follow; to act in accordance with
• 巡to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
• 浔name of a river; steep bank
• 恂sincere
• 荀(archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts…
• 鲟sturgeon; Acipenser sturio
• 峋used in 嶙峋
• 珣(gem)
• 郇name of a feudal state