How to write 香 (xiāng) in Chinese

香 (pinyin: xiāng, written "xiang" or "xiang") means incense; fragrant, aromatic. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 香.

Meaning

incense; fragrant, aromatic

Stroke order

香

Examples

空气里有香的味道,僧人低声诵经,偶尔传来几声木鱼的敲击。

kōng qì lǐ yǒu xiāng de wèi dào, sēng rén dī shēng sòng jīng, ǒu ěr chuán lái jǐ shēng mù yú de qiāo jī.

The air smelled of incense, monks chanted softly, and occasionally came the knocking of a wooden fish drum.

她让我闭上眼睛,先闻茶的香气,再尝一小口,最后再咽下去。

tā ràng wǒ bì shàng yǎn jīng, xiān wén chá de xiāng qì, zài cháng yì xiǎo kǒu, zuì hòu zài yàn xià qù.

She had me close my eyes, first smell the tea's aroma, then taste a small sip, and only at the end swallow.

我点了一炷香,默默想了一些事。不是祈祷,只是借这个安静的地方,跟自己说几句话。

wǒ diǎn le yí zhù xiāng, mò mò xiǎng le yì xiē shì. bú shì qí dǎo, zhǐ shì jiè zhè ge ān jìng de dì fāng, gēn zì jǐ shuō jǐ jù huà.

I lit a stick of incense and silently thought about a few things. Not praying, just using this quiet place to say a few words to myself.

Related words

香港xiāng gǎng 香蕉xiāng jiāo

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