熏

xūn · xun

Traditional 燻 / 薰

Meaning

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xūn 熏

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

xūn 燻

  1. variant of 熏 (xūn)

xūn 薰

  1. fragrance
  2. warm
  3. to educate
  4. variant of 熏 (xūn)
  5. to smoke
  6. to fumigate

In a sentence

2 examples
01

厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)熏(xūn)鱼(yú)的(de)香(xiāng)味(wèi)飘(piāo)满(mǎn)了(le)整(zhěng)个(gè)屋(wū)子(zi)。

The smell of smoked fish filled the whole kitchen.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)香(xiāng)料(liào)能(néng)熏(xūn)出(chū)淡(dàn)淡(dàn)的(de)茉(mò)莉(lì)花(huā)香(xiāng)。

This kind of incense can give off a faint jasmine fragrance.

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