Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
香
xiāng
Description
这个字用来说东西闻起来很好，特别是花、饭菜或者茶。
This character is used to say that something smells good, especially flowers, food, or tea.
它也可以指一种点着的东西，人们在庙里用它来拜。
It can also refer to something that is lit, which people use in temples for worship.
Meanings
香xiāng
fragrant; sweet-smelling; nice-smelling
这些花真香。
These flowers smell really good.
香xiāng
tasty; delicious (of food or sleep)
这个菜很香，我很喜欢。
This dish is very fragrant; I like it a lot.
香xiāng
incense; joss stick
她在庙里点了一炷香。
She lit an incense stick in the temple.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
香 for food means both delicious and appetizing-smelling, unlike 好吃 (only taste).
- Etymology
pictograph originally showing grain (禾) over a vessel, meaning pleasant smell.
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