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荤 (hūn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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荤 (hūn): Non-vegetarian food [meat — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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2.

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荤has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

hūn

non-vegetarian food [meat, fish etc.]

meat; non-vegetarian food

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 荤

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4.

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Top-Bottom

荤

艹cǎo · grass

军jūn · army

荤=

5.

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6.

Example Sentences

jīn今

tiān天

de的

wǔ午

cān餐

hūn荤

sù

Information

Pinyinhūn

Meaningnon-vegetarian food [meat, fish etc.]

Strokes9

Radical艹

Traditional葷

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2800

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄣ

UnicodeU+8364

CangjieKBTJ

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HSK 3.0 · L7-9

艹cǎo · grass

+军jūn · army

素

dā搭

pèi配

hěn很

jūn均

héng衡

。

Today's lunch has a balanced mix of meat and vegetables.

tā他

jué决

dìng定

jīn今

tiān天

kāi开

hūn荤

，

cháng尝

shì试

xīn新

cài菜

pǐn品

。

He decided to try meat dishes and new foods today.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

hūn荤

cài菜

wèi味

dào道

hěn很

bú不

cuò错

。

The meat dishes at this restaurant taste very good.

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

shì是

hūn荤

de的

，

lǐ里

miàn面

yǒu有

jī鸡

ròu肉

。

This dish is non-vegetarian; it contains chicken.

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