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Character

荤 hūn · xūn

Character2 readings

strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)

Radical
艹
Strokes
9
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹 军
Traditional
葷
Frequency
#4325 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

hūnMain readingxūnRare reading

hūn

hun1Main reading
  1. strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) CC-CEDICT
  2. non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) CC-CEDICT
  3. vulgar CC-CEDICT
  4. obscene CC-CEDICT

Words that use “荤” as hūn

五荤wǔ hūnthe five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic…Word开荤kāi hūnto eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian dietWord油荤yóu hūnmeat foodsWord茹荤rú hūnto eat meatWord荤油hūn yóulardWord荤素hūn sùmeat and vegetableWord荤腥hūn xīngmeat and fishWord荤菜hūn càinon-vegetarian dishWord

xūn

xun1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is hūn.

  1. used in 荤粥 (Xūn yù) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “荤” as xūn

荤粥xūn yùXunyu, an ethnic group of northern China in ancient timesWord

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 荤

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Same radical 艹

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著zhe英yīng蘭lán華huá花huā节jié萬wàn获huò萨sà薩sà苏sū蘇sū
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