香 9 strokes

香 xiāng — fragrant

9 strokes · radical 香 · HSK 3

A way to remember it

Grain, 禾, over a sun or a mouth depending on the era — the smell of cooked millet. It names good smells generally, and it is the 香 in 香港, Hong Kong, "fragrant harbour".

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Grain, 禾, over a sun or a mouth depending on the era — the smell of cooked millet.

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香味

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茶水叶杯 Tea characters 15 characters 中秋月圆 Mid-Autumn characters 15 characters

香 xiāng — fragrant

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Quick check — what does 香 mean?

香 — xiāng