My friend Wang Luhuan, a well known artist told me that, before leaving China, he needs more time to be 熏 at the Palace Museum. When I watched at Sargent's portrait, I recalled his words, and I did diligently, for I went nine times, spent total about twenty hours in front of that painting. In the whole exhibition, probably it is only me who set a record. That is exactly how Sargent become a legend, by熏. We Chinese were late to be exposed to outside world, I was lucky enough to view a lot of Russian painting in books, so I am not too "tu3".
On words study, besides painting, I have been 熏 in dictionary,without other practices like writing, etc. Yesterday, I had a new discovery on a word, after so many years, my good lord, finally!
Well, let's listen to "Fumigate熏 with Lilac's" reading. And don't forget Beijing #2's persistency.
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熏
xūn
【動】
(俗作燻。會意。金文,上麵象火煙冒出,中間是煙突(本古“窗”字),兩點表示煙苔,下麵是火焰。合起來是煙突冒煙。本義:火煙向上冒)
同本義〖fumigate;smoke〗
熏,火煙上出也。——《說文》。俗字作燻。
炎炎,熏也。——《爾雅》
金爐揚熏。——陶弘景《許長史舊館壇碑》
又如:熏天(上蒸而彌漫於天);熏烝(熱氣升騰)
燒灼,火燙〖burn〗
我心憚暑,憂心如熏。——《詩·大雅·雲漢》
又如:熏土(用雜草、落葉、稻杆等熏燒泥土。亦指熏燒過的泥土)
熏製;焙製〖smoke〗
穹窒熏鼠,塞向墐戶。——《詩·豳風·七月》
又如:熏穴(煙熏洞穴);熏燒(煙熏火燒);熏魚;熏肉;牆熏黑了
氣體侵襲;侵染〖stifle〗
鄣氣晝熏體。——鮑照《苦熱行》
又如:熏天(一用於形容氣勢極盛;或用於形容氣味濃重)
用言語、行動逐漸影響、說服人〖exert〗
眾口熏天。——《呂氏春秋·離謂》。注:“感動也。有始東南曰熏風。”
欲以熏轑天下。——《漢書·杜欽傳》
又如:熏心(迷住了心竅);熏天赫地(形容氣焰熾盛,威勢逼人);熏浸(熏陶浸染)
同“薰”,以香料塗身〖burnjosssticksandtakeabath〗
方將坐足下三浴而三熏之。——韓愈《答呂毉山人書》
又如:薰香;薰沐
熏
xūn
【名】
黃昏。通“曛”〖dusk〗
至熏夕,極歡而去。——《後漢書·趙壹傳》
又如:熏夕(黃昏)
熏爐。用於熏香的爐子〖smokingstove〗。如:熏籠(有籠覆蓋的薰爐。可用以熏烤衣服)
熏
xūn
【形】
溫和,和暖〖warm〗
熏風自南至,吹我池上林。——白居易《首夏南池獨酌》
和悅的樣子〖gentle〗
公屍來止熏熏。——《詩·大雅·鳧鷖》
另見xùn
熏風
xūnfēng
〖awarmsoutherlybreeze〗和暖的南風或東南風
東南曰熏風。——《呂氏春秋·有始》
熏風自南來。——白居易《首夏南池獨酌》
也作“薰風”
熏烤
xūnkǎo
〖fire-cure〗把煙葉在無遮閉的火上熏烤,使與煙直接接觸
熏染
xūnrǎn
〖exertagradual;edify;nurture;corruptinginfluenceon〗熏陶並沾染
熏陶
xūntáo
〖polish〗被一種思想、品行、習慣所濡染而漸趨同化
熏蒸
xūnzhēng
〖fumigate;fume;steam〗用煙、蒸氣或毒氣熏
熏製
xūnzhì
〖smoke;fumigatewithjasmine.etc.〗用煙火熏食物,使帶有某種氣味並宜於保藏
熏
xùn
【動】
[方言]∶煤氣使人窒息中毒〖getgaspoisoning〗。如:爐子安上煙筒,就不至於熏著了
