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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
Example Sentences
1 shown你見過做 香 腸嗎？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 香
frankincense
Hong Kong Association of Banks
see 孜然[zī rán], cumin
musk
donations to a temple
Chanel (brand name)
magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although \yuxiang\ literally means \fish fragrance\, it contains no seafood.)
thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
athlete's foot
champagne (loanword)
richly scented
passion fruit
Hong Kong Football Association
fragrant flower
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)
Buddhist pilgrim
dill seed
bay leaf
civet (zoology)
a censer (for burning incense)
Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin
Shangri-La (mythical location)
to smell, look and taste great
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
Champs Élysées
perfume
benzene ring (chemistry)
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
Xiangfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
fennel
mosquito-repellent incense or coil
aromatherapy (alternative medicine)
lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
face powder
Hong Kong Police Force (since 1997)
jasmine tea
to burn incense at a temple
aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
fragrant
a company of pilgrims
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
spice
sausage
sweet scent
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
alluring
incense burning in front of a temple
lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person
the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities)
costus root (medicinal herb)
smoked bean curd
incense coil
Hong Kong Cultural Center
lilac
vanilla
popular
see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lián xiāng xī yù]
lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day
parsley
mountain weasel
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
tuberose (Agave amica)
aromatic vinegar
rare perfume
banana
awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
balsam
Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yú xiāng]
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster
lingering fragrance
burn incense
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable
Hong Kong person or people
now referred to (in Taiwan) as 大麥克|大麦克[dà mài kè]
lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
winter daphne
Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin
(of a temple) teeming with worshippers
Xianghe county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
Xiangfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
a small table to accommodate an incense burner
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
sambong (Blumea balsamifera)
cantaloupe melon
Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
see 香噴噴|香喷喷[xiāng pēn pēn]
five spice seasoned
subtle fragrance
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)
spice bag
vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)
roast pepper sausage
chewing gum
to burn incense
fragrance
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
citronellol (chemistry)
Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016
spearmint
orange (tree and fruit)
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
fragrance
divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
perfume
Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism)
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]
vanilla
lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)
to burn incense and worship Buddha
champagne (loanword)
toilet soap
fragrance
(botany) patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)
a woman's rooms
cigarette
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)
Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997)
coriander leaf
chive
Hong Kong Red Cross
perfumed soap
shampoo (loanword)
balsamic vinegar
garlic sauce
Chinese anise
citron (Citrus medica)
fragrance of flowers
(botany) genus Ruta
to burn incense
Hong Kong Island
fragrance
aromatherapy
incense coil
coriander
incense
piña colada
Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing
bubble-gum
geraniol (chemistry)
caraway
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
incense burner table
(of a fragrance) to waft about
(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant
perfume gland
chanson (loanword)
delicious cakes
Typha orientalis
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
sandalwood
thyme
five-spice powder
Hong Kong Wetland Park, in Yuen Long, New Territories
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
grenadine
strong fragrance
wrinkled giant hyssop
delicate fragrance
lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing
crisp-fried
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
to burn incense
vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)
see 桂皮[guì pí], Chinese cinnamon
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Hsiangshan district of Hsinchu City 新竹市[xīn zhú shì], Taiwan
aroma
a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims
shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom
The University of Hong Kong
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
aromatherapy
lilac (Syringa spp)
chewing gum
kiss
sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
coriander
magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
savory (herb)
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis)
a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival
see 孜然[zī rán], cumin
an unending stream of pilgrims
banana person (yellow outside, white inside)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
to burn incense in prayer to a God
deodorant
joss stick and candle
pancake
filter-tipped cigarette
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
passion fruit
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
to burn incense
Styrax (tree genus)
lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
delicious
fragrant
incense stick
(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)
to bathe in a fragrant hot spring (idiom)
creamy
tulip
star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)
red nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
see 香附[xiāng fù]
She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times
Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
Dolomiaea souliei
night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)
Hong Kong
all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
sesame oil
Xianghe county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei
rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)
a beautiful woman
all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
burnt aroma
fragrant and sweet
a love nest
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
aniseed
(botany) family Rutaceae (rue family, aka citrus family)
literary reputation
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
grapefruit
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
(dialect) dog meat
musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
ambergris
shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom
cumin
benzoinum
rosin
Chinese anise
(personal) deodorant
incense wood
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
aromatic herb
seasoning
Chinese University of Hong Kong