Dong Chinese dictionary

xūn

a medicinal herb

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

herb

熏 Sound component

xūn

smoke

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xūn

a medicinal herb; to cauterize; sweet-smelling grass; Coumarouna odorata; tonka beans; coumarin

xūn

fragrance; warm; to educate; variant of 熏[xūn]; to smoke; to fumigate

Most common words with 薰

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