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洵

xún
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 truly; indeed
  2. 2 name of an ancient river

Examples

HSK 7-9
此洵为难得的幸事。
Cǐ xún wéi nándé de xìngshì.
This is truly a piece of rare good fortune.
HSK 7-9
诗经的句子是洵美且异。
Shījīng de jùzi shì xún měi qiě yì.
The line from the Book of Songs reads: 'truly beautiful and rare'.

Tips

history
洵 began as a river name, then was borrowed for 恂 to mean 'truly, indeed'. The literary 洵美 ('truly beautiful') comes straight from the 诗经 (Book of Songs). It also survives in the place name 洵阳.

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water
The three-drop water radical 氵 points to the original meaning, a river name; the 'truly' sense is a later phonetic borrowing.
phonetic
旬 xún
ten-day period
旬 gives the sound xún directly; it carries no meaning here, working purely as the phonetic on the right.

Stroke Order

洵 xún