熏 (xūn): to smoke, to fumigate, to assail the nostrils
熏 (xūn) is a Chinese character meaning “to smoke.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 灬 (semantic). It ranks #2745 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 熏 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- to smoke
- to fumigate
- to assail the nostrils
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticfire
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熏肉noun | xūn ròu | bacon |
| 熏陶verb | xūn táo | to seep in |
| 熏蒸 | xūn zhēng | (of sultry weather) to be stifling |
| 利欲熏心 | lì yù xūn xīn | blinded by greed (idiom) |
| 熏染verb | xūn rǎn | to exert a gradual influence |
| 臭熏熏 | chòu xūn xūn | stinking |
| 权欲熏心 | quán yù xūn xīn | obsessed by a craving for power |
| 香熏疗法 | xiāng xūn liáo fǎ | aromatherapy (alternative medicine) |
| 熏陶成性 | xūn táo chéng xìng | (idiom) nurture makes second nature |
| 臭气熏天 | chòu qì xūn tiān | overwhelming stench (idiom) |
| 烟熏眼 | yān xūn yǎn | smoky eyes look (cosmetics) |
| 熏天 | xūn tiān | overpowering (of a stench) |
| 熏心 | xūn xīn | (of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts |
| 熏衣草 | xūn yī cǎo | variant of 薰衣草 |
| 熏制 | xūn zhì | to smoke |
熏 appears in 25 compound words: 52 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 40 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 熏 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
篝火晚会上，大家手拉手围着熏堆跳舞。
篝 huǒ wǎn huì shǎng , dà jiā shǒu lā shǒu wéi zhe xūn duī tiào wǔ .
At the bonfire party, everyone danced hand in hand around the smoke pile.
东涌满东邨梯间报纸起火墙身熏黑 列纵火跟进
dōng chōng mǎn dōng 邨 tī jiān bào zhǐ qǐ huǒ qiáng shēn xūn hēi liè zòng huǒ gēn jìn
Fire breaks out in stairwell of Man Tung Estate in Tung Chung; walls blackened by smoke; case being investigated as arson
大埔公屋户食烟熏臭走廊 邻居硬食二手烟忍无可忍 铁闸贴粗...
dà bù gōng wū hù shí yān xūn chòu zǒu láng lín jū yìng shí èr shǒu yān rěn wú kě rěn tiě zhá tiē cū . . .
Smoking in a Tai Po public housing corridor fills the hallway with smoke; neighbors forced to breathe secondhand smoke reach their limit; crude messages posted on the metal gate...
老年人子宫下垂的治疗方式有哪些?中药熏蒸坐浴促进局部循环吗
lǎo nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo fāng shì yǒu nǎ xiē ? zhōng yào xūn zhēng zuò yù cù jìn jú bù xún huán ma
What are the treatment methods for uterine ptosis in the elderly? Does traditional Chinese medicine fumigation sitz bath promote local circulation?
妇科白斑怎么治疗才能彻底根除?中药熏洗能改善局部循环吗
fù kē bái bān zěn má zhì liáo cái néng chè de gēn chú ? zhōng yào xūn xǐ néng gǎi shàn jú bù xún huán ma
How can vaginal leukoplakia be completely cured? Can herbal steam baths improve local blood circulation?
...尿袋起火 8名留学生不适送院 部份人面部熏黑
. . . niào dài qǐ huǒ 8 míng liú xué shēng bù shì sòng yuàn bù fèn rén miàn bù xūn hēi
... Urine bag caught fire, 8 international students were sent to the hospital unwell, and some people's faces were blackened
他的牙齿被烟熏黄了。
Tā de yáchǐ bèi yānxūn huáng le.
His teeth are yellow from smoking too much.
垃圾箱臭气熏天。
Lājīxiāng chòuqìxūntiān.
The garbage-can gave off a bad smell.
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