荤 - hūn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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荤 (葷)

hūn

Definition

non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc)
vulgar
obscene
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)

Character Decomposition

Related words (12)

lard; animal fat

meat and vegetable

meat and fish

non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)

荤辛

hūn xīn

very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)

荤笑话

hūn xiào huà

dirty jokes; jokes of a visceral nature

五荤

wǔ hūn

(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander

开荤

kāi hūn

to resume a meat diet; to eat meat again after a period of fasting; (fig.) novel experience

meat foods

to eat meat

confused; distracted

to eat meat and drink wine

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