荤
葷hūn
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strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
荤 uses 艹, plants, as its meaning part and 军 jūn as its sound part, with the same rhyme. It first meant strong-smelling plants like garlic and onions. Later the meaning grew to meat and fish.
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