Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: 10 days, decade 旬 (When the sun 日 is enwrapped 勹 (by clouds), then often for a duration of 10 days)
If the words last 10 days then it is a real consultation.

Wrap sth. 勹 and sun 日
When the sun is wrapped (by clouds), then often for a duration of 10 days.

Left: bare bone 歹 (rib or vertebrae), right: period of 10 days 旬 (When the sun 日 is enwrapped 勹 (by clouds), then often for a duration of 10 days)
The bare bones will remain there for ten days after the dutiful death.

Top: plant 艹, bottom: 10-days period 旬 (When the sun 日 is enwrapped 勹 (by clouds), then often for a duration of 10 days)
Phonetic 旬 = xún in the family name 荀.

Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 10-days period 旬 (When the sun 日 is enwrapped 勹 (by clouds), then often for a duration of 10 days)
When (different) threads are wrapped/entangled like a sun, the whole thing is: adorned or variegated.