旬

xún

“Ten-day period” in Chinese is 旬 (xún).

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Meaning

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

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 旬

上旬shàngxúnfirst third of a monthHSK 7-9 下旬xiàxúnlast third of the monthHSK 7-9 中旬zhōngxúnmiddle third of a monthHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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