Usage of the character 荀
Xún
荀
[荀]
- surname Xun
xún
荀
[荀]
- (archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts
- name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi
Xúnzǐ
荀子
[荀子]
- Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher
- the Xunzi, a collection of philosophical writings attributed to Xunzi
Xún Yù
荀彧
[荀彧]
- Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms
Dù Xúnhè
杜荀鹤
[杜荀鶴]
- Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet