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Chinese symbol for “overpowering”

熏天
xūn tiān
overpowering (of a stench)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overpowering is 熏天 (xūn tiān), defined as: overpowering (of a stench).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

熏 xūn
to smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog
radical 86 ⽕ · 14 strokes
天 tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 熏天.

WordPinyinMeaning
熏陶 (薰陶)xūn táoto seep in; to influence
烟熏 (煙燻)yān xūnsmoke; to fumigate
熏肉 (燻肉)xūn ròubacon
熏蒸 (燻蒸)xūn zhēng(of sultry weather) to be stifling; (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boil
利欲熏心 (利慾薰心)lì yù xūn xīnblinded by greed (idiom)
熏染xūn rǎnto exert a gradual influence; to nurture
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
每天měi tiānevery day

See also: Japanese symbol for “overpowering”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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