薰 Stroke Order — How to Write 薰
薰 is written in 18 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
薰 Radical and Character Components
薰 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (herb) carries the meaning, while 熏 indicates the sound.
Radical: 艹 + 14 more strokes
薰 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- xūn
Meanings of 薰 in Chinese
xūn薰
Words with 薰
Idioms with 薰
- xūn薰yóu莸tóng同qì器good and bad intermingled
- yī一xūn薰yī一yóu莸evil obscures virtue
- xūn薰tiān天hè赫dì地overwhelmingly powerful and influential
- xūn薰xiāng香zì自shāo烧Talent brings misfortune
- tóng铜xiù臭xūn薰tiān天pervasive stench of money and corruption
- zhāi摘yàn艳xūn薰xiāng香to produce beautiful and refined prose
- xūn薰fēng风jiě解yùn愠gentle breeze dispels vexation
- xūn薰yóu莸cuò错zá杂good and bad intermingled
- xūn薰yóu莸wú无biàn辨unable to distinguish good from bad
- xūn薰yóu莸yì异qì器Good and evil cannot coexist
- lán兰xūn薰guì桂fù馥worthy descendants bring lasting honor
- lán兰zhì质xūn薰xīn心a woman of noble and virtuous character
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Open the tool →Questions about 薰
What does 薰 mean in Chinese?
薰 (xūn) means “Used interchangeably with '熏'” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 薰?
薰 is pronounced xūn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 薰 have?
薰 has 18 strokes.
How do you write 薰?
薰 is written in 18 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 薰?
The radical of 薰 is 艹, and 薰 is a phono-semantic compound.