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xiāng

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xiāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāng | xiang1
English translation
fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick
CL: gēn [gēn]
incense; fragrant, aromatic

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About xiāng

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Number of strokes

9

Radical frequency

37

Traditional form

xiāng

Contains the radical

xiāng

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A herb  with a sweet  Gān smell

Etymology of xiāng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

禾日

Explanation

Represents the sweet ( Gān ) smell of fresh grain ().

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Example sentences using xiāng

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湖南 Hú nán 风味 fēngwèi , 口味 kǒuwèi xiāng .

It offers food of Hunan flavor, which is hot and spicy.

呈现 chéngxiàn le 强烈 qiángliè de 成熟 chéngshú 浆果 jiāng guǒ de 味道 wèidao , 香甜 xiāng tián ér Wēi .

The aroma displays intense, ripe mulberry fruit with sweet spicy notes.

那天 nà tiān 晚上 wǎnshang 早些 zǎo xiē 时候 shíhou 的确 díquè shì chī le tài duō xiāng 咖喱 gā lí le .

He did have too much spiced curry chicken earlier that evening.

附近 fùjìn 微云 xíng chuàn 鼓鼓囊囊 gǔ gu nāng nāng de xiǎo 香肠 xiāngcháng .

There was a string of tiny clouds shaped like miniature plump sausages.

zhè 可怜 kělián de 孩子 háizi Wén dào le 香喷喷 xiāng pēn pēn de ròu wèi .

The poor boy smelled the delicious odour of cooked meat.

Words with xiāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong香港 Xiāng gǎng
xiāng fragrant xiāng
香槟 xiāng bīn champagne (loanword)香檳
香水 xiāng shuǐ perfume香水 xiāng shuǐ
香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana香蕉 xiāngjiāo
香烟 xiāng yān cigarette香煙
口香糖 kǒu xiāng táng chewing gum口香糖 kǒu xiāng táng
香肠 xiāngcháng sausage香腸
香味 xiāng wèi fragrance香味 xiāng wèi
香草 xiāng cǎo vanilla香草 xiāng cǎo
香料 xiāng liào spice香料 xiāng liào
香气 xiāng qì fragrance香氣
芳香 fāng xiāng balmy芳香 fāng xiāng
香菇 xiāng gū shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom香菇 xiāng gū
郁金香 yù jīn xiāng tulip鬱金香
香格里拉 Xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-La (mythical location)香格里拉 Xiāng gé lǐ lā
香皂 xiāng zào perfumed soap香皂 xiāng zào
花香 huā xiāng fragrance of flowers花香 huā xiāng
香槟酒 xiāng bīn jiǔ champagne (loanword)香檳酒
清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent清香 qīng xiāng
香甜 xiāng tián sound (sleep)香甜 xiāng tián
丁香 dīng xiāng lilac (Syringia vulgaris)丁香 dīng xiāng
香椿 xiāng chūn Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable香椿 xiāng chūn
茴香 huí xiāng fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)茴香 huí xiāng
香菜 xiāng cài coriander香菜 xiāng cài

xiāng Decomposition & Compounds

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xiāng Decomposition

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xiāng Compounds

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