(xūn) — (noun) smoke; fumigation; smoking (as a food preservation process)

Definition

燻 is the smoking/curing of food, distinct from 烟 (smoke itself) and from 烤 (roasting/grilling over dry heat).

noun
smokefumigationsmoking (as a food preservation process)

Examples

  • Yān xūn shì yì zhǒng gǔ lǎo de shí pǐn bǎo cún fāng fǎ.
    Smoking is an ancient method of food preservation.
  • Chú fáng lǐ mí màn zhe xūn de wèi dào.
    The kitchen was filled with the smell of smoking.
  • Zhè zhǒng yú jīng guò xūn chǔ lǐ hòu wèi dào gèng hǎo.
    This kind of fish tastes better after being processed by smoking.

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