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xūn

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xūn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xūn | xun1
English translation
to smoke
to fumigate
to assail the nostrils
to perfume
variant of xūn [xūn]
fragrance
warm
to educate
to smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog

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About xūn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

xūn

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of xūn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱? huǒ

Semantic compound

huǒ

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Example sentences using xūn

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zhū dān 杆菌 gǎn jūn duì yán yān , suān jìn , yān xūn hěn yǒu 抵抗力 dǐ kàng lì .

The erysipelas organism is quite resistant to salting, pickling, and smoking.

nín yāo 什么样 shén me yàng ér de ? 意大利 Yì dà lì 熏肠 ne ? 意大利 Yì dà lì Xián 腊肠 là cháng ne ? 香火 xiāng huǒ tuǐ ne ?肝末腊肠 là cháng ne ?还是 háishi 猪头 zhū tóu ròu gāo ne ?

What kind will you have? Bolony? Salami ? Spiced ham? Liverwurst? Head cheese?

玫瑰花 méi guī huā 熏得室内 shì nèi 一片 xiāng .

The roses perfumed the room.

xūn 大马哈鱼 dà mǎ hǎ yú —— xiū zhuàn zhī ā !

Smoked salmonwhat a treat!

jiān xūn 咸肉 xián ròu de 气味 qìwèi

the smell of bacon frying

Words with xūn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xūn warm xūn
熏肉 xūn ròu bacon燻肉
熏陶 xūntáo to seep in薰陶
熏蒸 xūn zhēng to fumigate燻蒸
利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn blinded by greed (idiom)利慾薰心
臭气熏天 chòu qì xūn tiān overwhelming stench (idiom)臭氣熏天
熏染 xūn rǎn to nurture熏染 xūn rǎn
熏制 xūn zhì to smoke熏制 xūn zhì
烟熏火燎 yān xūn huǒ liǎo smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke煙燻火燎
熏蒸剂 xūn zhēng jì fumigant燻蒸劑
权欲熏心 quán yù xūn xīn power-hungry權慾薰心
臭熏熏 chòu xūn xūn stinking臭燻燻

xūn Decomposition & Compounds

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xūn Decomposition

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xūn Compounds

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