How to Write 郇 (huán) — Meaning “Xun (a surname)”

Imagine a city (阝) where every ten days (旬) a person named Xun hosts a big feast. This connects the character to the word 郇厨, which means 'sumptuous cuisine'.

Write the left radical 阝 first (two strokes: a fold then a vertical line). Then write the right part 旬: start with 勹 (a wrap stroke), then add 日 inside. A common mistake is making the 勹 too small so 日 sticks out; keep the top covering the lower part.

These characters all have the 阝 radical but differ in the right component. 郇 uses 旬 (huán), 邠 uses 分 (bīn), and 邡 uses 方 (fāng). They are different surnames or place names with distinct pronunciations and meanings.

郇 is almost exclusively a surname, as in 郇先生 (Mr. Xun). It also appears in the literary term 郇厨, which refers to a legendary fine dining kitchen from ancient times, but this is not common in daily speech.

Common words containing 郇 include: 郇先生 (huán xiān shēng) — Mr. Xun; 郇厨 (huán chú) — sumptuous cuisine / fine dining; 姓郇 (xìng huán) — Surname Xun.