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荤
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meat

HSK 10
Human →Body
xūn
クン
훈
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 軍 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (葷)
艹 grass (top)+ 軍 army =
葷 meat
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
軍 Phonetic component
army
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Simplified (荤)
艹 grass (top)+ 军 military =
荤 meat diet
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
军 Phonetic component
jūn military
army, military
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
荤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荤 / 葷 [hūn]
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene
Japanese
葷 くん 同音

noun

  1. strong-smelling vegetable (esp. garlic, onion, Chinese chives, Chinese scallion, Japanese garlic)
  2. pungent vegetable (esp. ginger and water pepper)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
荤菜 [hūn​cài] #60,569
non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
七荤八素 [qī​hūn​bā​sù] #49,948
confused
荤腥 [hūn​xīng] #51,319
meat and fish
开荤 [kāi​hūn] #52,707
to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet
荤油 [hūn​yóu] #61,923
lard
五荤 [wǔ​hūn]
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
油荤 [yóu​hūn]
meat foods
茹荤 [rú​hūn]
to eat meat
茹荤饮酒 [rú​hūn​yǐn​jiǔ]
to eat meat and drink wine
荤笑话 [hūn​xiào​huà]
dirty jokes
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
葷酒 [くんしゅ] #187,996
pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol
三厭五葷 [さんえんごくん]
meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)
五葷 [ごくん]
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
葷羶 [くんせん]
pungent vegetables and raw-smelling meat
葷菜 [くんさい]
pungent vegetable (e.g. onion, garlic, leek)
葷辛 [くんしん]
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion)
葷酒山門に入るを許さず [くんしゅさんもんにいるをゆるさず]
bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited