荤 Stroke Order — How to Write 荤

Stroke Order

荤 is written in 9 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.

荤 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹军

荤 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 军 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 6 more strokes

荤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

hūn

Meanings of 荤 in Chinese

hūn荤

Refers to non-vegetarian food, especially meat dishes, or a diet that includes meat.

为了健康，我们应该荤素搭配着吃。

For the sake of health, we should eat a balanced diet of meat and vegetables.

In Buddhism, '荤' (hūn) refers to pungent vegetables like onions, garlic, and chives, also known as the 'five pungent vegetables' (五荤 or 五辛), which practitioners traditionally avoid consuming.

出家后，他严格遵守戒律，连五荤也从不沾染。

After becoming a monk, he strictly observed the precepts, never even touching the five pungent vegetables.

Refers to vulgar, off-color, or obscene language, often in the form of jokes or remarks.

他喝了几杯酒，就开始说荤话了。

After a few drinks, he started to use vulgar language.

Common Words and Phrases with 荤

hūn荤cài菜

Dishes containing meat.

晚饭我们点了两份荤菜和一份素菜。

For dinner, we ordered two meat dishes and one vegetarian dish.

hūn荤xīng腥

meat or fish

有些寺庙规定僧人不能食用荤腥。

Some temples stipulate that monks are not allowed to consume meat and fish.

hūn荤yóu油

Lard

我奶奶喜欢用荤油炒菜，她说这样更香。

My grandmother likes to cook with lard, saying it makes the dishes more fragrant.

xūn荤yù粥

Xunyu, an ancient northern Chinese tribe.

古籍中常有关于荤粥部落游牧生活的记载。

Ancient texts often contain records about the nomadic life of the Hunyu tribe.

More words with 荤

Idioms with 荤

hūn荤
non-vegetarian food [meat, fish etc.]
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