熏蒸

Traditional form:

燻蒸

Pinyin (reading):

xūnzhēng

Definitions:

• (of sultry weather) to be stifling
• (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs
• to fumigate

Characters:

• 熏 - to smoke, to cure meat; vapor, smoke, fog
• 蒸 - steam, vapor; to evaporate

Traditional characters:

• 燻 - smoke, scent; to smoke, to cure
• 蒸 - steam, vapor; to evaporate