xūn

薰

Character · Noun · Verb

fragrant herb; edify; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

a kind of fragrant herb (esp. lavender); fragrance of flowers and plants

literary

Used in literary contexts. Often appears in compounds like 薰衣草 (lavender).

Shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
mí弥
màn漫
zhe着
huā花
cǎo草
de的
xūn薰
xiāng香
 。

The valley was filled with the fragrant scent of flowers and plants.

Zhè这
piàn片
tián田
lǐ里
zhǒng种
mǎn满
le了
xūn薰
yī衣
cǎo草
 。

This field is full of lavender.

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Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
xūn薰
cǎo草
wéi为
pèi佩
 ,
qǔ取
qí其
fāng芳
xiāng香
 。

Ancient people wore fragrant herbs as ornaments for their sweet scent.

2.

noun

surname Xun

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Xūn薰
Sì嗣
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
xué学
zhě者
 。

Xun Si is a famous scholar.

Wǒ我
xìng姓
Xūn薰
 ,
cǎo草
zì字
tóu头
de的
Xūn薰
 。

My surname is Xun, the Xun with the grass radical.

3.

verb

same as 熏 (xūn); to smoke (food, etc.); to fumigate; to influence gradually

Used as a variant character for 熏, sharing all its meanings including smoking food (熏制), warming by fire, and exerting gradual influence (熏陶).

Zhè这
xiē些
là腊
ròu肉
shì是
xūn薰
zhì制
de的
 。

This cured meat is smoked.

Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
shòu受
dào到
liáng良
hǎo好
jiā家
fēng风
de的
xūn薰
táo陶
 。

He was influenced by good family traditions since childhood.

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Huài坏
xí习
guàn惯
huì会
zhú逐
jiàn渐
xūn薰
rǎn染
qīng青
shào少
nián年
 。

Bad habits will gradually corrupt teenagers.