Keyword
fragrant
- incense
- aromatic
- Frequency
- #430
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
xiāng100%
Mnemonic
A herb 禾 with a sweet 甘 smell
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
香港
Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (short name 港 (Gǎng))
香
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick
香蕉
banana
香烟
smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 (bāo),盒 (hé)); cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 (bāo),盒 (hé)) (variant of 香烟 (xiāngyān))
香水
perfume; cologne
香味
fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell
香料
spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume
香槟
(loanword) champagne
香气
fragrance; aroma; incense
香草
aromatic herb; vanilla; alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei; (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
香格里拉
Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon"; a paradise on earth
芳香
fragrant; aromatic; fragrance; aroma
香肠
sausage
香菇
shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom
郁金香
tulip
花香
fragrance of flowers
口香糖
chewing gum
清香
sweet scent; fragrant odor
丁香
lilac (Syringa spp); clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
香奈儿
Chanel (brand name)
香港大学
The University of Hong Kong
香火
incense burning in front of a temple; burning joss sticks
香甜
fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep)
香精
seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences