初旬

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	ten days; ten years
simp. and trad. (初旬)		初	旬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūxún

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chho͘-sûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūxún
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄒㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chusyún
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-hsün²
    • Yale: chū-syún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushyun
    • Palladius: чусюнь (čusjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-sûn
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-sûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhosuun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sun¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²³/

Noun

初旬

1. Alternative name for 上旬 (shàngxún).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	旬
しょ Grade: 4	じゅん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ʑɨ̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

初(しょ)旬(じゅん) • (shojun) 

1. first 10 days of the month