窨 (xūn): to scent tea with flowers

Meanings

茉莉花茶是用茉莉花窨制茶叶而成的。

Mòlìhuā chá shì yòng mòlìhuā xūn zhì cháyè ér chéng de.

Jasmine tea is made by scenting tea leaves with jasmine flowers.

茶叶经过多次窨制，吸收了花香。

Cháyè jīngguò duō cì xūn zhì, xīshōu le huāxiāng.

The tea was scented several times to absorb the floral fragrance.

usage

Read xūn, 窨 is a tea-making verb meaning to scent tea leaves with flowers, equivalent to 熏, as in 窨茶.

radical

穴 xué

cave; hole

The cave radical 穴 sits on top, marking 窨 as a dug-out space, here an underground cellar.

phonetic

音 yīn

sound

Carries the sound, close to the modern readings yìn and xūn. It is the same character seen standing alone as 音.

窨 xūn