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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiāng

香

香

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savory

Numbered pinyin
xiang1
English meanings
fragrant, scented, savory, appetizing, popular, welcome

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 禾; bottom 日.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱禾日

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huā花hěn很xiāng香。

    The flowers are fragrant.

  2. 02

    fàn饭cài菜hěn很xiāng香。

    The food smells good.

  3. 03

    xiāng香jí极le了。

    Delicious.

  4. 04

    zhè这xiāng香bù不xiāng香?

    Is it fragrant?

  5. 05

    xiāng香de的wèidao味道。

    A fragrant smell.

  6. 06

    shuì睡de得xiāng香。

    Slept well.

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