香

On the HSK 4 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B1.

xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ

    • fragrant
    • sweet smelling
    • aromatic
    • savory or appetizing
    • with relish

      to eat

    • sound

      of sleep

    • perfume or spice
    • joss or incense stick

Classifiers (measure words)

perfume or spice

joss or incense stick

Usually

Less often

Other words read xiāng

In the same tone

  • 相 xiāng each other
  • 乡 xiāng country or countryside
  • 襄 xiāng assist
  • 箱 xiāng box
  • 镶 xiāng inlay

All 16 words read xiāng

xiang with other tones

  • 向 xiàng towards
  • 想 xiǎng desire
  • 像 xiàng resemble
  • 项 xiàng back of neck
  • 象 xiàng elephant

All 37 words read xiang in any tone

Other words read xiāng

In the same tone

  • 相 xiāng each other
  • 鄉 xiāng country or countryside
  • 襄 xiāng assist
  • 箱 xiāng box
  • 鑲 xiāng inlay

All 16 words read xiāng

xiang with other tones

  • 嚮 xiàng tend toward
  • 想 xiǎng desire
  • 像 xiàng resemble
  • 項 xiàng back of neck
  • 象 xiàng elephant

All 37 words read xiang in any tone

How 香 is written

    部首 radical
    香
    笔画 strokes
    9
    结构 structure
    独体字

    香 as a 部首

    香 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 6 under 香. Look a character up by the 香 radical

    Easy to confuse with 香

    Words with 香

    Starting with 香

    • 香港 xiānggǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC
    • 香味 xiāngwèi fragrance
    • 香料 xiāngliào spice
    • 香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana
    • 香烟 xiāngyān smoke from incense

    All 117 words starting with 香

    Ending with 香

    • 芳香 fāngxiāng fragrant
    • 沉香 chénxiāng Chinese eaglewood
    • 烧香 shāoxiāng burn incense
    • 清香 qīngxiāng sweet scent
    • 焚香 fénxiāng burn incense

    All 77 words ending with 香

    Containing 香

    • 口香糖 kǒuxiāngtáng chewing gum
    • 檀香山 tánxiāngshān Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
    • 怜香惜玉 liánxiāngxīyù have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex
    • 书香门第 shūxiāngméndì literary family
    • 抹香鲸 mǒxiāngjīng cachalot

    All 54 words containing 香

    Words with 香

    Starting with 香

    • 香港 xiānggǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC
    • 香味 xiāngwèi fragrance
    • 香料 xiāngliào spice
    • 香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana
    • 香煙 xiāngyān smoke from incense

    All 118 words starting with 香

    Ending with 香

    • 芳香 fāngxiāng fragrant
    • 沉香 chénxiāng Chinese eaglewood
    • 燒香 shāoxiāng burn incense
    • 清香 qīngxiāng sweet scent
    • 焚香 fénxiāng burn incense

    All 77 words ending with 香

    Containing 香

    • 口香糖 kǒuxiāngtáng chewing gum
    • 檀香山 tánxiāngshān Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
    • 憐香惜玉 liánxiāngxīyù have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex
    • 書香門第 shūxiāngméndì literary family
    • 抹香鯨 mǒxiāngjīng cachalot

    All 54 words containing 香

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