薰陶

Chinese

		Dipteryx odorata	pleased; pottery
trad. (薰陶/熏陶)		薰/熏	陶
simp. (熏陶)		熏	陶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūntáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣ ㄊㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ tou⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hun-tô͘ / hun-tô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūntáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuntáo
    • Wade–Giles: hsün¹-tʻao²
    • Yale: syūn-táu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuntaur
    • Palladius: сюньтао (sjunʹtao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fan¹ tou⁴
    • Yale: fān tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: hun-tôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hundoo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hun³³ tɔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-tô
    • Tâi-lô: hun-tô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hundooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² to²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² to¹³/

Verb

薰陶

1. to be influenced (in a positive way)

Usage notes

薰陶 (xūntáo) is used for positive influences, while 熏染 (xūnrǎn) is used for negative influences.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (薰陶):

• → Japanese: 薫陶(くんとう) (kuntō)
• → Korean: 훈도(薰陶) (hundo)