Xun Can

Xun Can
荀粲
Bornc. 209[1]
Diedc. 237 (aged 28)[1]
Other namesFengqian (奉倩)
OccupationPhilosopher
SpouseCao Hong's daughter
FatherXun Yu
RelativesSee Xun family of Yingchuan
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xun.

Xun Can (c. 209–237),[1] courtesy name Fengqian, was a Chinese xuanxue philosopher of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a son of Xun Yu.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Ozaki, Yujiro; Isa, Masaaki; Togawa, Yoshiro, eds. (20 April 2013). "荀粲 [Xun Can]". 中国文化史大事典 [The Great Events of Chinese Cultural History] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Taishukan Shoten. ISBN 978-4469012842.
  2. ^ de Crespigny (2007), p. 925.