Chinese symbol for “fragrance”
香味
xiāng wèi
fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; measure word: 股 (gǔ)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fragrance is 香味 (xiāng wèi), defined as: fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; measure word: 股 (gǔ).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “fragrance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香气 (香氣) | xiāng qì | fragrance; aroma |
| 熏 (薰) | xūn | fragrance; warm |
| 馨香 | xīn xiāng | fragrance; fragrant (of incense) |
| 香氛 | xiāng fēn | fragrance; perfume |
| 馥 | fù | fragrance; scent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 香味.
| 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 |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice; flavoring |
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...) |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences; tastes (in food) |
| 美味 | měi wèi | delicious; delicious food |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fragrance”.
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.