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Keyword
non-vegetarian food
  • garlic
  • a foul smell
Frequency
#3947
Strokes
9
Readings
hūn
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 军 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
荤hūn
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene
荤菜hūncài
non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
开荤kāihūn
to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
荤腥hūnxīng
meat and fish
荤笑话hūnxiàohua
dirty jokes; jokes of a visceral nature
荤素hūnsù
meat and vegetable