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薰
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a medicinal herb

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Herbs
xūn
クン
かおる、かおりぐさ、かおり
훈
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 熏 fumigate =
薰 a medicinal herb
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
herb
熏 Phonetic component
xūn fumigate
fragrance
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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 Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
薰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
薰 [xūn]
sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin
Japanese
薫 くん 同音

noun

  1. pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; scent
  2. pleasant-smelling vegetation
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
小薰 [Xiǎo​Xūn] #26,507
Xiao Xun (1989-), Taiwan actress
薰衣草 [xūn​yī​cǎo] #42,155
lavender
利欲熏心 [lì​yù​xūn​xīn] #42,402
blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心 [lì​lù​xūn​xīn]
to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
利禄薰心 [lì​lù​xūn​xīn]
to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
权欲熏心 [quán​yù​xūn​xīn] #69,194
obsessed by a craving for power
熏心 [xūn​xīn]
(of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts
薰莸不同器 [xūn​yóu​bù​tóng​qì]
lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
薰莸不同器 [xūn​yóu​bù​tóng​qì]
lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
熏陶 [xūn​táo] #31,492
to seep in
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