熏

xūn

verb HSK 7 #5,473

Meanings

1 to smoke (food)
2 to fumigate
3 to suffocate with smoke or fumes

Characters

to smoke; to fumigate

Examples

这条鱼是熏过的。

Zhè tiáo yú shì xūn guò de.

This fish has been smoked.

屋里的烟把我熏得睁不开眼。

Wū lǐ de yān bǎ wǒ xūn de zhēng bù kāi yǎn.

The smoke inside made my eyes sting so much I couldn't open them.

Tips

usage

熏 can describe both deliberate smoking (food preparation) and unpleasant exposure to smoke or fumes. 熏肉 (xūnròu) = smoked meat.

Stroke Order

熏 xūn