旬

xún

Dictionary entry

(bound form) ten-day period; one of the three ten-day divisions of a month (e.g. 上旬[shang4 xun2])

What does 旬 mean?

旬 (xún) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(bound form) ten-day period; one of the three ten-day divisions of a month (e.g. 上旬[shang4 xun2])

2(bound form) ten years (in age expressions, e.g. 六旬[liu4 xun2] "sixty years old")

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旬xún(bound form) ten-day period; one of the three ten-day divisions of a month (e.g. 上旬[shang4 xun2]) · (bound form) ten years (in age expressions, e.g. 六旬[liu4 xun2] "sixty years old")

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