香 — Chinese character
香
xiāng
incense; fragrant, aromatic
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Radical
- 186 ⾹ (Fragrant)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 禾 日
- Formation
- ideographic — A herb 禾 with a sweet 甘 smell
- Japanese
- 香 as a kanji
Common words with 香
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ) |
| 香烟 (香煙) | xiāng yān | smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 (bāo),盒 (hé)) |
| 香烟 (香菸) | xiāng yān | cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 (bāo),盒 (hé)) (variant of 香烟 (xiāng yān)) |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume; cologne |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi | fragrance; bouquet |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice; flavoring |
| 香槟 (香檳) | xiāng bīn | (loanword) champagne |
| 香气 (香氣) | xiāng qì | fragrance; aroma |
| 香草 | xiāng cǎo | aromatic herb; vanilla |
| 芳香 | fāng xiāng | fragrant; aromatic |
| 香肠 (香腸) | xiāng cháng | sausage; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 香菇 | xiāng gū | shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom |
English words written with 香
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.