xūn

HSK 7–9

熏 (xūn) is a Chinese word meaning “to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils”.

Meanings

  1. 1to smoke
  2. 2to fumigate
  3. 3to assail the nostrils
  4. 4to perfume
Part of speech
verb

Related words

熏fragrance熏variant of 熏[xun1]熏肉bacon熏陶to seep in熏蒸(of sultry weather) to be stifling利欲熏心blinded by greed (idiom)熏染to exert a gradual influence臭熏熏stinking权欲熏心obsessed by a craving for power浊臭熏天stinks to high heaven烟熏smoke烟熏妆smoky-effect makeup around the eyes

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