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10-days duration 旬
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to consult, ask about, seek advice, to inquire about
xún
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讠
旬
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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.
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旬
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| ten days, ten years, full period
xún
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旬
日
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Wrap sth. 勹 and sun 日
When the sun is wrapped (by clouds), then often for the duration of 10 days.
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殉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| dutiful death, to die for a cause, martyrdom
xùn
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歹
旬
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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.
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荀
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JLPT no HSK |
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xún
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艹
旬
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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.
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绚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| adorned, swift, gorgeous, brilliant, variegated
xuàn
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幺
旬
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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.
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