旬首 xúnshǒu start of a ten-day period Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xúnshǒu start of a ten-day period 旬 xún noun ten days A period of ten days; months are typically divided into three such periods (the first, second, and last ten days of a month)首 shǒu beginning (bound form) beginning; start; opening partxúnshǒu start of a decade 旬 xún ten years A decade, used specifically when referring to the age of elderly people首 shǒu beginning (bound form) beginning; start; opening partxúnshǒu head of a xun 旬 xún noun ten days A period of ten days; months are typically divided into three such periods (the first, second, and last ten days of a month)首 shǒu noun chief (bound form) leader; chief; person in charge