Chinese words · HSK 7–9

熏

xūnTraditional 燻

to smoke (food); to fumigate

Every meaning

xūn

  1. to smoke (food); to fumigate
  2. (of smells, smoke) to assail; to make reek

xùn

  1. (dialect) to be suffocated by gas (as in 煤气熏着)

Words with 熏

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).