熏
xūn HSK7

smoke

熏 (薰) xūn frequency
smoke verb
to treat, preserve, or discolor with smoke; to fumigate with fumes

厨房里的烟把墙壁熏黑了。

chú​fáng lǐ de yān bǎ qiáng​bì xūn hēi le.

The kitchen smoke has blackened the walls.

warm verb
mild and pleasant; balmy (often referring to wind)

春天的暖风熏得人昏昏欲睡。

chūn​tiān de nuǎn fēng xūn de rén hūn​hūn​yù​shuì.

The warm spring breeze makes one feel drowsy.

educate verb
to exert a positive influence on someone's character over time

他从小受家庭环境的熏陶，很喜欢画画。

tā cóng xiǎo shòu jiā​tíng huán​jìng de xūn​táo, hěn xǐ​huan huà​huà.

Influenced by his family environment from a young age, he has always loved painting.

fragrance verb
a pleasant, strong scent or perfume

百合花的香气熏人。

bǎi​hé​huā de xiāng​qì xūn​rén.

The fragrance of the lilies is overpowering.

熏 xūn
assail verb
to affect the sense of smell strongly, typically with an unpleasant or overpowering odor

厕所里的臭味真熏人。

cè​suǒ lǐ de chòu​wèi zhēn xūn rén.

The stench in the bathroom is overpowering.

perfume verb
to scent something or imbue it with fragrance, often by using incense

她喜欢用名贵的香料来熏衣。

tā xǐ​huan yòng míng​guì de xiāng​liào lái xūn yī.

She likes to use expensive incense to scent her clothes.

smoke verb
to treat, preserve, or disinfect food or objects using smoke

他在自家的院子里熏了几条鱼。

tā zài zì​jiā de yuàn​zi lǐ xūn le jǐ tiáo yú.

He smoked some fish in his backyard.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,997th most common 9.82 per million
Movie subtitles
2,300th most common 12.0 per million appears in 6% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
9.66 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
9.28 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
14
Unicode
U+718F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)