Stroke order for 香

xiāng
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Basic Meaning

adj
fragrant; having a pleasant smell (as opposed to "stinky")
气味好闻,跟“臭”相对。
Words:
香皂香水香花香草香气
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  1. (zhè)(píng)(xiāng)(shuǐ)(hěn)(xiāng)
    This perfume is very fragrant.
  2. (huā)(yuán)()(kāi)(mǎn)(le)(xiāng)(huā)
    The garden is full of fragrant flowers.
  3. ()()(huān)(xiāng)(zào)(de)(xiāng)(wèi)
    I like the scent of fragrant soap.
adj
tasty; delicious
食物味道好。
Words:
醇香香美
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  1. ()(ma)(zuò)(de)(cài)(zhēn)(xiāng)
    The food Mom cooks is really delicious.
  2. (zhè)(wǎn)(tāng)(wén)()(lái)(hěn)(xiāng)
    This bowl of soup smells very tasty.
adj
Often used in fixed phrases like '吃得香' to mean 'eating with gusto'.
having a good appetite
胃口好,能吃东西,
Sentences:
  1. ()(jīn)(tiān)(wèi)(kǒu)(hěn)(hǎo)(chī)(fàn)(chī)(de)(hěn)(xiāng)
    He has a good appetite today and is eating with great gusto.
adj
sleeping soundly
睡得熟。
Words:
香甜
Sentences:
  1. (hái)(zi)(wán)(le)()(tiān)(wǎn)(shàng)(shuì)(de)(hěn)(xiāng)
    The child played all day and is sleeping soundly tonight.
adj
Commonly used in phrases like 吃香 and 香饽饽.
popular; valued
受欢迎;被看重。
Words:
吃香香饽饽
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  1. (zhè)(zhǒng)()(néng)(xiàn)(zài)(hěn)(chī)(xiāng)
    This skill is very popular (in demand) right now.
  2. ()(chéng)(le)()(jiā)(yǎn)(zhōng)(de)(xiāng)()()
    He has become a hot commodity in everyone's eyes.
n
Refers to substances that produce fragrance.
spice; perfume
香料。
Words:
香精香薰檀香沉香龙涎香
Sentences:
  1. (chú)(shī)(zài)(tāng)()(jiā)(le)()(diǎn)(xiāng)(cǎo)
    The chef added some herbs (fragrant grass) to the soup.
n
Used in rituals to worship ancestors or deities, or for repelling mosquitoes.
incense stick; joss stick
用木屑掺香料做成的细条,燃烧时,发出好闻的气味,在祭祀祖先或神佛时常用,有的加上药物,可以熏蚊子。
Words:
钱香蚊香盘香香炷上香
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  1. (nǎi)(nai)(měi)(tiān)(dōu)(huì)(gěi)()(xiān)(shàng)(xiāng)
    Grandma burns incense sticks for the ancestors every day.
  2. (xià)(tiān)(wǎn)(shàng)(yào)(diǎn)(wén)(xiāng)
    We need to light mosquito-repellent incense on summer nights.
n
A literary or metaphorical term for a woman, often used in classic phrases like 怜香惜玉 or 香消玉殒.
a woman; a female
指女性,女性的代称。
Words:
怜香惜玉香闺香唇香消玉殒香玉
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  1. (zhè)(shì)()()(lián)(xiāng)()()(de)()(shi)
    This is a story about cherishing the fair sex (怜香惜玉).

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