How to write 旬

旬 [xún] 〈名〉 1. A period of ten days (A month is divided into three ten-day periods). - (Example: 上旬, 中旬, 下旬, 旬刊.) 2. A period of ten years in a person’s age. - (Example: 年过六旬, 八旬老者.) 1. (形声.From 日 and 螾/蚓; originally a pictographic representation of 螾/蚓. In Western Zhou gold scripts, 日 was added. In Warring States inscriptions, 螾/蚓's original form or its mix with 勹 formed 旬, which has been inherited in Qin characters and modern characters.) 2. Same as the original meaning (A period of ten days). 3. A period of ten years in a person’s age (commonly refers to human age). 4. Inspection; travel (tour). 5. Time; duration (time). 【引】 1. 《说文》: 旬，徧也。十日为旬。 2. 《易·丰》: 虽旬玄咎。 3. 《书·尧典》: 三百有六旬有六日。 4. 《周礼》: 旬终则令正日成。 5. 《仪礼·少牢礼》: 筮旬有一日。 6. 《礼记·曲礼》: 旬之外曰远某日。 7. 《韩非子·初见秦》: 围梁数旬，则梁可拔。 【例】 又如: 兼旬 (两个十天); 旬期 (十天); 旬修 (十天之中所作所为); 旬首 (一旬之始); 旬浃 (满十天); 旬宴 (古天子旬假日赐群臣之宴). 4. Inspection; tour (travel). - (Example: 王命台虎，来旬来宣 from 《诗·大雅·江汉》.) 5. Time; duration. - (Example: 量寸旬，涓吉日，陟中坛，即帝位 from 《文选·左思·魏都赋》.) 〈形〉 Full; complete (full). - (Example: 旬月; 旬岁.)