香
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Definitions
- 1. fragrant
- 2. sweet smelling
- 3. aromatic
- 4. savory or appetizing
- 5. (to eat) with relish
- 6. (of sleep) sound
- 7. perfume or spice
- 8. joss or incense stick
Words Containing 香
chewing gum
fragrance
spice
perfume
sesame oil
cigarette
sausage
banana
lilac (Syringa spp)
orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
frankincense
five spice seasoned
five-spice powder
Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
Chinese anise
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
popular
lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
see 香噴噴|香喷喷[xiāng pēn pēn]
fragrant
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
dill seed
see 香附[xiāng fù]
all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
tuberose (Agave amica)
night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)
Chinese anise
aniseed
divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times
see 孜然[zī rán], cumin
Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin
Styrax (tree genus)
Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin
benzoinum
lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
fennel
Dolomiaea souliei
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
delicate fragrance
(botany) patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)
see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lián xiāng xī yù]
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
burn incense
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
subtle fragrance
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)
literary reputation
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
costus root (medicinal herb)
rosin
piña colada
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
sandalwood
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
lingering fragrance
Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
bubble-gum
parsley
(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant
sweet scent
strong fragrance
roast pepper sausage
to burn incense
to burn incense in prayer to a God
burnt aroma
incense
pancake
to burn incense
to burn incense
to burn incense and worship Buddha
to burn incense
winter daphne
incense coil
spearmint
rare perfume
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭|舒梦兰, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times
thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
passion fruit
passion fruit
Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)
incense coil
awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)
all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
lilac
chive
incense stick
to smell, look and taste great
sambong (Blumea balsamifera)
fragrance
fragrance of flowers
fragrant
aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
benzene ring (chemistry)
aromatherapy
balsamic vinegar
(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)
(botany) genus Ruta
(botany) family Rutaceae (rue family, aka citrus family)
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
cumin
star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)
lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person
caraway
wrinkled giant hyssop
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis)
mosquito-repellent incense or coil
rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims
to burn incense at a temple
filter-tipped cigarette
tulip
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
see 孜然[zī rán], cumin
Chen Xiangmei (1925-2018), a.k.a. Anna Chennault, born in Beijing, US Republican Party politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德|陈纳德[chén nà dé]
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities)
(of a fragrance) to waft about
smoked bean curd
a small table to accommodate an incense burner
a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival
chewing gum
kiss
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
delicious
spice bag
Xiangfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
Xiangfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
Chanel (brand name)
a beautiful woman
vanilla
Buddhist pilgrim
Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing
Hsiangshan district of Hsinchu City 新竹市[xīn zhú shì], Taiwan
a love nest
Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism)
a company of pilgrims
incense wood
vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)
Shangri-La (mythical location)
Shangri-La County in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Yunnan
see 桂皮[guì pí], Chinese cinnamon
incense burner table
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable
Champs Élysées
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
orange (tree and fruit)
champagne (loanword)
champagne (loanword)
grapefruit
fragrance
Xianghe county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
Xianghe county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
citron (Citrus medica)
shampoo (loanword)
Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
perfume
Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong person or people
Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997)
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Hong Kong Cultural Center
Hong Kong Wetland Park, in Yuen Long, New Territories
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong Red Cross
athlete's foot
Hong Kong Police Force (since 1997)
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Hong Kong Football Association
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hong Kong Association of Banks
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster
to bathe in a fragrant hot spring (idiom)
creamy
incense burning in front of a temple
an unending stream of pilgrims
donations to a temple
(of a temple) teeming with worshippers
joss stick and candle
aroma
aromatherapy (alternative medicine)
a censer (for burning incense)
jasmine tea