烟熏 (yānxūn): to smoke (food)

Meanings

1 to smoke (food)
2 to fumigate
3 smoked (as modifier)

Characters

烟

to fumigate; to smoke

Examples

湖南人喜欢吃烟熏腊肉。

Húnánrén xǐhuan chī yānxūn làròu.

Hunan people love eating smoked cured pork.

烟熏三文鱼配面包很好吃。

Yānxūn sānwényú pèi miànbāo hěn hǎochī.

Smoked salmon with bread is delicious.

Tips

usage

烟熏 functions both as a verb (to smoke food) and as an attributive modifier (smoked ___). It also appears in cosmetic language as 烟熏妆 (yānxūn zhuāng), the "smoky eye" makeup style popular in K-pop and J-fashion.

Stroke Order

烟 yān

熏 xūn

Related Words

烟熏排骨 yānxūnpáigǔ

smoked pork ribs

烟熏色 yānxūnsè

smoky color / smoky gray-brown

熏 xūn HSK 7 #5,473

to smoke (food) / to fumigate / to suffocate with smoke or fumes

樯橹灰飞烟灭 qiánglǔhuīfēiyānmiè

masts and oars — ash scatters, smoke vanishes / (of a fleet) utterly destroyed, reduced to ash and smoke / (lit.) masts and oars fly as ash and dissolve as smoke

烟味 yānwèi

smell of smoke / cigarette smoke smell

烟雾报警器 yānwùbàojǐngqì

smoke detector / smoke alarm

烟 yān HSK 3 #1,874

cigarette; tobacco / smoke; fumes

依依墟里烟 yīyīxūlǐyān

gently lingering smoke from the hamlet / (fig.) the quiet evening atmosphere of a rural village / (lit.) softly-lingering village-hamlet smoke

烟雾 yānwù #6,333

smoke / mist / haze / smog

防烟面罩 fángyānmiànzhào

smoke escape mask / fire smoke hood