Chinese symbol for “musk”
麝香
shè xiāng
musk
The closest CC-CEDICT match for musk is 麝香 (shè xiāng), defined as: musk.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 麝香.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麝牛 | shè niú | musk ox |
| 麝猫 (麝貓) | shè māo | civet (zoology) |
| 麝香草 | shè xiāng cǎo | thyme |
| 兰麝 (蘭麝) | lán shè | lit. orchids and musk; fig. sweet perfumes |
| 麝香石竹 | shè xiāng shí zhú | grenadine; carnation |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “musk”.
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.