熏

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fumigate

HSK 7

xūn

クン

くす.べる、ふす.べる、いぶ.す、いぶ.る、くす.ぶる、くゆ.らす

훈

Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東). The 灬 (fire) component was later added to emphasize that fragrant herbs were usually smoked with fire.

Components

東 east+ ◎ characterless component+ 灬 fire (bottom) =

熏 fumigate

東 Iconic component

east

Depicts a bag.

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag.

灬 Meaning component

biāo fire (bottom)

fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

熏

Regular

Modern

Chinese

熏 [xūn]

to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (28)

利欲熏心 [lìyùxūnxīn] #42,402

blinded by greed (idiom)

臭气熏天 [chòuqìxūntiān] #41,920

overwhelming stench (idiom)

臭气熏天 [chòuqìxūntiān] #41,920

overwhelming stench (idiom)

熏染 [xūnrǎn] #63,768

to exert a gradual influence

熏制 [xūnzhì] #50,687

to smoke

烟熏火燎 [yānxūnhuǒliǎo] #52,022

smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke

熏蒸剂 [xūnzhēngjì] #66,260

fumigant

权欲熏心 [quányùxūnxīn] #69,194

obsessed by a craving for power

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JAPANESE WORDS (3)