薰心

熏

薰

xu̅n

心

xi̅n

(of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts

Characters and words in 薰心

熏

薰

xu̅n = xu + (e)n1

fragrance / warm / to educate / variant of 熏[xun1] / to smoke / to fumigate

熏 = 千 + 黑 : Xu Xian (xu) is getting ready to go out on a data in front of the encampment ((e)n1). To create a perfume (熏) he smashes a blackboard (黑) to a fine powder using a kilo (千) and perfumes (熏) himself with the smoking (熏) powder.

薰

xu̅n = xu + (e)n1

sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin

心

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

心 = 乚 + 丶 : Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.