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Meaning of 薰

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薰
Pinyin: xūn
English Definition: sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin
Chinese Definition:
①和暖,温和。[例]蕙风如薰。——左思《魏都赋》。注:“风至之貌也。”[合]薰风(柔和的风。指夏季的南风);薰薰(和煦的样子)。
②温和的样子。[例]薰然慈仁。——《庄子·天下》。释义:“温和貌。”[合]薰然(温和的样子;和顺的样子)。
Total strokes: 17; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:熏 indicates the sound; 艹 (herb) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 熏 [ xūn ] to smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog
Similar Characters: 薫
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Example Words
薰衣草 xūn yī cǎo lavender
香薰 xiāng xūn aromatherapy
三薰三沐 sān xūn sān mù to show the highest respect to someone (idiom)
利禄薰心 lì lù xūn xīn to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
兰薰桂馥 lán xūn guì fù prosperous descendants; lasting moral influence (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
84
-
薰和我离婚了
。
84 - Kaori divorced me.
2
我好像烟薰的皮袋
。
却不忘记你的律例
。
Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.
3
我送书
,
送香皂
,
还送肉桂薰香蜡烛
。
I gave books and soaps and cinnamon-scented candles.
4
我又用没药
,
沉香
,
桂皮
,
薰了我的榻
。
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
5
奖金是我研究薰肉中硅原子的动力
。
Bonus is a stimulus for me to study the silicon in the bacon.