xiāng
香 (xiāng) is a Chinese word meaning “fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic”.
Meanings
- 1fragrant
- 2sweet smelling
- 3aromatic
- 4savory or appetizing
- 5(to eat) with relish
- 6(of sleep) sound
- 7perfume or spice
- 8joss or incense stick
- 9CL:根[gen1]
- Part of speech
- adjective
Related words
香槟(loanword) champagne香水perfume香烟smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line香烟cigarette (CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],根[gen1],包[bao1],盒[he2]) (variant of 香煙|香烟[xiang1 yan1])口香糖chewing gum香肠sausage香蕉banana香港Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (short name 港[Gang3])香草aromatic herb香味fragrance香料spice香槟酒(loanword) champagne