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熏心

xūn xīn

2-character word Traditional 薰心

What 熏心 means

1. (of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts

The characters in 熏心

• 熏xūnto smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Words containing 熏心

• 利欲熏心lì yù xūn xīnblinded by greed (idiom)
• 权欲熏心quán yù xūn xīnobsessed by a craving for power; power-hungry

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