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Usage of the character 荀

Xún
[荀]
  • surname Xun
xún
[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