香
Character
smelling sweet and good, like flowers
- Radical
- 香 (itself)
- Strokes
- 9
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 禾 日
- Traditional
- 香
- Frequency
- #369 most common character
Meaning
xiāng
xiang1- smelling sweet and good, like flowers
- tasting or smelling very good (for food)
- incense, a stick burned to make a nice smell
Examples
这里的花很香。
zhè lǐ de huā hěn xiāng
The flowers here smell very good.
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妈妈做的菜很香。
mā ma zuò de cài hěn xiāng
The food mom makes is really tasty.
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他在庙里点了三支香。
tā zài miào lǐ diǎn le sān zhī xiāng
He lit three sticks of incense in the temple.
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Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 香
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Words with 香
See all 263 →香蕉xiāng jiāobanana; a long yellow fruit with soft, sweet fleshWordHSK 3香肠xiāng chángsausage; a long tube of cooked meat you eatWordHSK 5香味xiāng wèia nice smell, especially the smell of food or flowersWordHSK 7–9香料xiāng liàosomething you add to food to make it taste or smell goodWordHSK 7–9香水xiāng shuǐa liquid with a sweet smell that people put on their skin to smell niceWordHSK 7–9香油xiāng yóusesame oil, a dark cooking oil made from sesame seedsWordHSK 7–9香烟xiāng yāncigaretteWordHSK 7–9香会xiāng huìa company of pilgrimsWord香几xiāng jīa small table to accommodate an incense burnerWord香包xiāng bāoa small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat FestivalWord香叶xiāng yèbay leafWord香吻xiāng wěnkissWord