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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xún
Cantonese: seon1
JapaneseOn: JUN SHUN
Korean: SWUN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: surname; ancient state; plant

CE-Dict: herb (old)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.name of an ancient state
2.a kind of herb
3.a Chinese family name

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》荀 艸也。从艸旬聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】 荀
【唐韻】相倫切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】須倫切,𠀤音恂。【說文】草也。【山海經】靑要之山有草焉,黃華赤實,名曰荀草。【郭璞·圖詠】荀草赤實,厥狀如葌。 又國名。【左傳·桓九年】荀侯賈伯伐曲沃。【水經注】汾水又西逕荀城東,古荀國也。 又姓。【通志·氏族略】荀氏有二,本侯國也。晉荀林父以邑爲氏。

CF-Dict: (nom de famille)