Chinese symbol for “lemongrass”
香茅
xiāng máo
lemongrass (Cymbopogon)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lemongrass is 香茅 (xiāng máo), defined as: lemongrass (Cymbopogon).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lemongrass”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 香茅.
| 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 |
| 名列前茅 | míng liè qián máo | to rank among the best |
| 茅台 (茅臺) | máo tái | maotai liquor 茅台酒 (máo tái jiǔ) |
| 茅台酒 (茅臺酒) | máo tái jiǔ | maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou); measure word: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lemongrass”.
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.