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Meaning of 葷

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葷 (Simplified: 荤)HSK 6
Pinyin: hūn
English Definition: strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene
Chinese Definition:
①肉食:荤菜。荤素。吃荤。开荤。
②佛教徒称葱蒜等有特殊气味的菜:五荤(有几种说法,大致指葱、蒜、韭、薤、芫荽等。亦称“五辛”)。
③指低级、粗俗的语言:这人说着说着就带上了荤字儿。
Antonyms: 素
Total strokes: 15; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:軍 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 軍 [ jūn ] army, military; soldiers, troops
Similar Characters: 葦
Example Words
葷腥HSK 6 hūn xīng meat and fish
葷菜HSK 6 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
葷油 hūn yóu lard; animal fat
葷笑話 hūn xiào huà dirty jokes; jokes of a visceral nature
葷素 hūn sù meat and vegetable
More:葷* | *葷 | *葷*
Example Sentences
1
素食已经吃够了
;
我们吃荤菜吧
。
Enough of vegetarianism; let's have a meaty meal.