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熏

xūn

HSK 6 Character

What 熏 means

1. to smoke
2. to fumigate
3. to assail the nostrils
4. to perfume

Other readings

熏 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xūnfragrance; warm; to educate
• xūnvariant of {熏|xūn}

Example sentences

• 垃圾箱臭气熏天。
  Lājīxiāng chòuqìxūntiān.
  The garbage-can gave off a bad smell.
• 他的牙齿被烟熏黄了。
  Tā de yáchǐ bèi yānxūn huáng le.
  His teeth are yellow from smoking too much.

Words starting with 熏

• 熏陶xūn táoto seep in; to influence; to nurture
• 熏天xūn tiānoverpowering (of a stench)
• 熏染xūn rǎnto exert a gradual influence; to nurture; a corrupting influence
• 熏烤xūn kǎoto smoke; to cure over a wood fire
• 熏制xūn zhìto smoke; to cure over a fire
• 熏风xūn fēngwarm south wind
• 熏香xūn xiāngincense
• 熏肉xūn ròubacon
• 熏蒸xūn zhēng(of sultry weather) to be stifling; (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by…
• 熏心xūn xīn(of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts
• 熏蒸剂xūn zhēng jìfumigant
• 熏陶成性xūn táo chéng xìng(idiom) nurture makes second nature; good habits come by long assimilation
• 熏衣草xūn yī cǎovariant of 薰衣草

Words containing 熏

• 烟熏yān xūnsmoke; to fumigate
• 香熏xiāng xūnaroma
• 烟熏妆yān xūn zhuāngsmoky-effect makeup around the eyes
• 烟熏眼yān xūn yǎnsmoky eyes look (cosmetics)
• 臭熏熏chòu xūn xūnstinking
• 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
• 臭气熏天chòu qì xūn tiānoverwhelming stench (idiom)
• 香熏疗法xiāng xūn liáo fǎaromatherapy (alternative medicine)
• 浊臭熏天zhuó chòu xūn tiānstinks to high heaven
• 烟熏火燎yān xūn huǒ liǎosmoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
• 醉熏熏zuì xūn xūnvariant of 醉醺醺

Characters that look like 熏

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 需xūto require; to need; to want
• 震zhènto shake; to vibrate; to jolt
• 寞mòlonesome
• 窦dòu(literary) hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus
• 虞yú(literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about…

Sounds the same

Read xūn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 薰sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans
• 荤used in 荤粥
• 勋(bound form) meritorious accomplishment
• 埙ocarina; wind instrument consisting of an egg-shaped chamber with holes
• 醺helplessly intoxicated
• 窨to scent tea with flowers; variant of 熏
• 獯used in 獯鬻
• 焄fumes from sacrifice
• 壎ancient porcelain wind-instrument
• 曛twilight; sunset
• 𫄸crimson
• 臐lamb soup