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Meaning of 香

Pinyin xiāng

Radical

香

Strokes

Definition

fragrant / incense / (of food) savory / appetizing / sweet / scented / popular

Usage

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香 [xiāng] 形 (Adjective) 1. 气味好闻，与“臭”相对。 [En.] Good-smelling, opposed to "stinky." 2. 舒服。 [En.] Comfortable. 3. 味道好。 [En.] Delicious taste. 4. 受欢迎。 [En.] Popular. 5. 称一些天然或人造的有香味的东西。 [En.] Refers to some natural or artificial fragrant items. 6. 旧时用以形容女子事物或作女子的代称。 [En.] Formerly used to describe things related to women or as a term for women. 7. 祭祖、敬神所烧的用木屑搀上香料做成的细条。 [En.] Thin strips made from wood shavings mixed with spices, burned for ancestor worship or to honor gods. 8. 姓。 [En.] A surname. 名 (Noun) 1. 草木香料，常掺以木屑做成细条，点燃用以祭祀祖先或神佛。 [En.] Incense; perfume or spice made from plant materials, commonly blended with wood shavings, used for burning during ancestor worship or to honor deities. 2. 指香炉。 [En.] Refers to incense burner. 3. 指花。 [En.] Refers to flowers. 4. 形容有关女子的事物。 [En.] Describes matters related to women. 5. 指年轻貌美的女子。 [En.] Refers to a young and beautiful woman. 6. 好的名声。 [En.] A good reputation. 7. 旧时秘密结社的宗派称号。 [En.] A title for secret societies in ancient times. 动 (Verb) 1. 亲，亲吻。 [En.] Kiss. 2. 抽;吸(鸦片烟)。 [En.] Smoke (referring to opium).

香味 xiāng wèi

fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3]

吃香 chī xiāng

popular / in demand / well regarded

香喷喷 xiāng pēn pēn

delicious / savory

幽香 yōu xiāng

delicate fragrance

怜香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

抹香鲸 mǒ xiāng jīng

sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) / cachalot

拈香 niān xiāng

burn incense

香兰 xiāng lán

Haraella retrocalla / Chinese cymbidium

香榧 xiāng fěi

Chinese torreya / Torreya grandis

枫香 fēng xiāng

sweetgum

香榭 xiāng xiè

Champs

香榭丽舍大街 Xiāng xiè lì shè Dà jiē

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

香槟酒 xiāng bīn jiǔ

champagne (loanword) / CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]

香槟 xiāng bīn

champagne (loanword)

香樟 xiāng zhāng

yellow cinnamon root or stem

檀香扇 tán xiāng shàn

sandalwood fan / sandal wood fan

香消玉殒 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn

Fragrant Xiaoyu

香港 Xiāng gǎng

Hong Kong

沉香 chén xiāng

Chinese eaglewood / agarwood tree (Aquilaria agallocha) / lignum aloes

浓香 nóng xiāng

strong fragrance / pungent

香港浸会大学 xiāng gǎng jìn huì dà xué

Hong Kong Baptist University

龙涎香 lóng xián xiāng

ambergris

香港特区 xiāng gǎng tè qū

the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

香炉 xiāng lú

a censer (for burning incense) / incense burner / thurible

香烛 xiāng zhú

joss stick and candle

香烟 xiāng yān

cigarette / smoke from burning incense / CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

烧香 shāo xiāng

to burn incense

焚香 fén xiāng

to burn incense

焚香礼拜 fén xiāng lǐ bài

Incense worship

甜香 tián xiāng

fragrant and sweet

香皂 xiāng zào

perfumed soap / toilet soap / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

稻香村 dào xiāng cūn

Daoxiang Village（品牌名）

口香糖 kǒu xiāng táng

chewing gum

香肠 xiāng cháng

sausage / CL:根[gen1]

芸香 yún xiāng

Rutaceae / the citrus family

香脆 xiāng cuì

delicious and crispy / fragrant and crispy

茴香 huí xiāng

fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

香芋 xiāng yù

henry steudnera tuber

芳香 fāng xiāng

balmy / fragrant / aromatic (chemistry)

香茅 xiāng máo

lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)

香蕉 xiāng jiāo

banana / CL:枝[zhi1],根[gen1],個|个[ge4],把[ba3]

茴香豆 huí xiāng dòu

star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)

小茴香 xiǎo huí xiāng

fennel / fennel seed

香薷 xiāng rú

elsholtzia / herba elsholtziae / Chinese mosla Herb

藿香 huò xiāng

wrinkled giant hyssop / Agastache rugosa (botany)

香菇 xiāng gū

shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom

香蒲 xiāng pú

Typha orientalis / broadleaf cumbungi / bulrush / cattail

香蕈 xiāng xùn

shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom

蚊香 wén xiāng

mosquito-repellent incense or coil

香辣 xiāng là

piquancy

迷迭香 mí dié xiāng

rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

香醇 xiāng chún

rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)

香叶醇 xiāng yè chún

geraniol (chemistry)

馨香 xīn xiāng

fragrance / fragrant (of incense)

飘香 piāo xiāng

(of a fragrance) to waft about / (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well

香饵 xiāng ěr

Incense bait

香料 xiāng liào

spice / flavoring / condiment / perfume

香水 xiāng shuǐ

perfume / cologne

香火 xiāng huǒ

incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks

香精 xiāng jīng

seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences

香气 xiāng qì

fragrance / aroma / incense

香主 xiāng zhǔ

Incense master

麝香 shè xiāng

musk

衣香鬓影 yī xiāng bìn yǐng

Yixiang Temple