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The Chinese word xiang - 香 - xiāng
(fragrant in Chinese)

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Traduction française de xiangFrançaisTraduction française
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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

xiāng

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English translations

fragrant, fragrance, savory, soundly, popular, perfume,
incense

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 香 ( xiāng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters ( xiang / xiāng ) with pronunciation (English translation: fragrant )
The traditional Chinese characters of xiāng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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香 is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

perfume  |  scent
香 ( xiang / xiāng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 438)
Chinese example words containing the character 香 ( xiang / xiāng )
香山 ( Xiāng Shān = Fragrance Hill ), 香槟 ( Xiāngbīn = Champagne ), 香槟酒 ( xiāngbīnjiŭ = champagne ), 香肠 ( xiāngcháng = sausage ), 香蕉 ( xiāngjiāo = banana ), 香料 ( xiāngliào = spice ), 香水 ( xiāngshuĭ = perfume ), 香烟 ( xiāngyān = cigarette ), 香皂 ( xiāngzào = toilet soap )
Other characters that are pronounced xiāng in Chinese
相 (mutual) , 乡 (village) , 箱 (box)
More words that mean fragrance in Chinese
xiāngliào ( 香料 )

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