熏

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to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

fire

Components 灬 ? unknown part

treat with smoke · Heisig RSH #1553

千 thousand + 黑 black

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
利欲熏心	lì yù xūn xīn	blinded by greed (idiom)
权欲熏心	quán yù xūn xīn	obsessed by a craving for power; power-hungry
臭气熏天	chòu qì xūn tiān	overwhelming stench (idiom)
烟熏眼	yān xūn yǎn	smoky eyes look (cosmetics)
香熏疗法	xiāng xūn liáo fǎ	aromatherapy (alternative medicine)
熏衣草	xūn yī cǎo	variant of 薰衣草[xun1 yi1 cao3]
熏陶成性	xūn táo chéng xìng	(idiom) nurture makes second nature; good habits come by long assimilation
熏心	xūn xīn	(of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts
熏天	xūn tiān	overpowering (of a stench)
熏风	xūn fēng	warm south wind
熏制	xūn zhì	to smoke; to cure over a fire
熏香	xūn xiāng	incense
香熏	xiāng xūn	aroma
熏肉	xūn ròu	bacon
烟熏	yān xūn	smoke; to fumigate
浊臭熏天	zhuó chòu xūn tiān	stinks to high heaven
烟熏妆	yān xūn zhuāng	smoky-effect makeup around the eyes
熏蒸剂	xūn zhēng jì	fumigant
烟熏火燎	yān xūn huǒ liǎo	smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
熏染	xūn rǎn	to exert a gradual influence; to nurture; a corrupting influence

These characters use 熏 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
熏 sound part	xūn	to smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog
薰	xūn	a medicinal herb; to cauterize
醺	xūn	drunk, intoxicated
獯	xūn	barbarians; a tribe of Scythian nomads
曛	xūn	twilight; sunset