三熏三沐

三熏三沐 in English

sān xūn sān mù: (idiom) ① To bathe repeatedly and apply fragrant substances, an ancient mark of profound respect. ② To express reverence. ③ By extension, to cultivate or support someone.

Character breakdown

三 sān three
熏薰 xūn fragrance
沐 mù to bathe

Stroke order

Le caractère 三 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ — Numbered strokes

Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 三

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

三

Oracle bone script 商
Clerical script 東漢
See all 12 forms

熏

Bronze script 西周中期
Clerical script 西漢
See all 7 forms

沐

Oracle bone script 商
Clerical script 曹魏
See all 7 forms

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

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