| home | (c) 2008 contact: Y.Goulnik ![]() |
| table view |
| to ask; inquire 询问 xúnwèn to (formally) inquire 查询 cháxún to inquire into/about |
period of 10 days / 10 years (age of the elderly) 初旬 chūxún first of the three 10-days of a month; (at) the beginning 旬岁 xúnsuì the whole year |
truly; indeed 洵属 xúnshǔ truly; certainly |
| to; practice favoritism; die for a cause 徇私 xùnsī to practice favoritism / nepotism 徇义 xùnyì to die a martyr's death |
to be buried alive with the dead; die for 殉国 xùnguó to die for one's country 殉道 xùndào to die for a cause |
(surname) 荀子 Xúnzǐ (philosopher,298-238 B.C.) |
| . 嶙峋 línxún jagged; rugged; skinny; upright (of people) |
honest; sincere; fearful; in awe of 恂达 xúndá intelligent 恂栗 xúnlì severe-looking; awe-inspiring |
(surname; ancient state) 郇厨 xúnchú sumptuous feast |
| bamboo shoot ** 芦笋 lúsǔn asparagus; edible young sprouts of reeds 笋瓜 sǔnguā winter squash 石笋 shísǔn stalagmite | ||
| gorgeous; splendid 绚丽 xuànlì gorgeous; magnificent | ||
** the simplified form of 筍 is 笋