燻 meaning and stroke order
Smoke, scent; to smoke, to cure
How to write 燻, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 燻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 熏[xun1]
How 燻 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Smoke 熏 from a fire 火; 熏 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 燻
燻 is just 熏 (xūn, smoke) with an extra fire 火 added on the left. Picture a fire under the smoke, and you have smoking or curing something.
燻 is a variant of 熏 and is used mostly in traditional-character writing, such as in Taiwan and Hong Kong, for smoking food or fumigating. In mainland simplified Chinese you will almost always see 熏 instead. Example: 我喜歡吃燻肉。(Wǒ xǐhuan chī xūnròu.) I like eating bacon.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes treat 燻 and 熏 as two different words. They mean the same thing and are both read xūn, and simplified texts use only 熏. Also, the second tone xún is a common slip. The tone is first tone, xūn.
Common words with 燻
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 燻肉 | xūnròu | bacon | |
| 煙燻 | yānxūn | smoke; to fumigate |
Questions about 燻
How many strokes are in 燻?
燻 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 燻 mean?
燻 (xūn) means smoke, scent; to smoke, to cure. A common word with it is 熏肉 (xūnròu), meaning "bacon".
How do you pronounce 燻?
燻 is pronounced xūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 燻?
The radical of 燻 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 燻 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 燻?
燻 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 熏, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 燻 and 熏?
There is no difference in meaning or pronunciation. 燻 is a variant form with an extra 火 on the left, and it is more common in traditional-character regions. 熏 is the standard form in simplified Chinese.
How do you say smoked salmon or smoked food in Chinese?
Put 燻 or 熏 before the food. Smoked salmon is 燻鮭魚 (xūn guīyú), and smoky flavor is often described as 烟熏味 (yānxūn wèi).