上旬

上旬	shàng xún	first third of a month
上	shǎng	used in 上声
上	shàng	(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above
旬	xún	ten days / ten years / full period