熏 (xūn)

to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume

Etymology

Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東). The 灬 (fire) component was later added to emphasize that fragrant herbs were usually smoked with fire.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“熏,火煙上出也。从屮,从黑。屮黑,熏黑也。”

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