郇 (Xún): Xun — name of an ancient feudal…

Meanings

1 Xun — name of an ancient feudal state of the Zhou dynasty (in present-day southern Shanxi)
2 a Chinese surname (also pronounced Huán)

Characters

郇

xún

(state/surname; combines 旬 'cycle' with 阝 city radical)

Examples

郇国是周代的一个小诸侯国。

Xún guó shì Zhōudài de yí gè xiǎo zhūhóuguó.

Xun was a small feudal state during the Zhou dynasty.

他姓郇，是个少见的姓氏。

Tā xìng Xún, shì ge shǎojiàn de xìngshì.

His surname is Xun, a rare family name.

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history

The state of 郇 (Xún) was enfeoffed to a son of King Wen of Zhou (周文王), located in today's southern 山西 (Shanxi) near Linyi (临猗). It was later absorbed by Jin (晋) during the Spring and Autumn period. As a surname, 郇 has two readings: Xún (more common) and Huán.