Chinese Character 香 Meanings and components.

Form

香

Meaning

香 meaning[3] in English

Fragrant.

Sweet Smelling.

Aromatic.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 香 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are cereal (禾) , and abbr. for 日本[Ri4 … (日)

No radical has been identified in it.

How to write 香

To write香xiang1fragrant you should write a combination of 禾he2cereal , 日ri4abbr. for …

禾 + 日 = 香

香 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 香 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 香, looks as follow:

香
Pinyin:xiang1
Meaning[3]: Fragrant . Sweet Smelling . Aromatic . Savory Or Appetizing . (To Eat) With Relish . (Of Sleep) Sound . Perfume Or Spice . Joss Or Incense Stick . Cl:根[Gen1]
禾
Pinyin:he2
Meaning[3]: Cereal . Grain
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan

Notes

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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