Chinese symbol for “aromatic”
香
xiāng
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for aromatic is 香 (xiāng), defined as: fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “aromatic”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume; cologne |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi | fragrance; bouquet |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice; flavoring |
See also: Japanese symbol for “aromatic”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.