薰
xūn HSK7

a medicinal herb

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.

薰 xūn
fragrant grass noun
a general term for various types of sweet-smelling grasses or herbs used for their fragrance

古人喜欢在身上佩戴薰草，以此获得清香。

gǔ​rén xǐ​huan zài shēn​shang pèi​dài xūn​cǎo, yǐ cǐ huò​dé qīng​xiāng.

Ancient people liked to wear fragrant herbs on their bodies to enjoy their pleasant scent.

tonka bean noun
the tropical tree Coumarouna odorata, its seeds, or the chemical compound coumarin

这种香水的核心调性来自于薰草豆。

zhè zhǒng xiāng​shuǐ de hé​xīn diào​xìng lái​zì​yú xūn​cǎo​dòu.

The core notes of this perfume come from tonka beans.

Frequency
Character
Written text
4,055th most common 2.83 per million
Movie subtitles
3,010th most common 3.44 per million appears in 1% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
9.66 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
9.28 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
17
Unicode
U+85B0

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