How to say “fragrant” in Chinese
fragrant; smells good
“Fragrant” in Chinese is 香, xiāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
香 is read xiāng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 禾 “grain”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “香”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 香. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你做的菜真香nǐzuòdecàizhēnxiāngThe food you made smells so good!
- 这些香蕉还没熟zhèxiēxiāngjiāoháiméishúThese bananas aren't ripe yet.
- 我闻到了烤肉的香味wǒwéndàolekǎoròudexiāngwèiI caught the aroma of grilled meat.
- 我吃了一根香蕉。wǒchīleyìgēnxiāngjiāoI ate a banana.
- 这些香蕉都烂了，扔了吧。zhèxiēxiāngjiāodōulànle,rēnglebaThese bananas are all rotten, throw them out.
- 这款香水的味道很淡。zhèkuǎnxiāngshuǐdewèidàohěndànThis perfume has a light scent.
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More words from the lesson “Sour, Spicy, Salty”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fragrant” in Chinese?
“Fragrant” in Chinese is 香, pinyin xiāng.
What does 香 mean?
香 (xiāng) means “fragrant; smells good”.
How do you write 香?
香 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 香?
香 is read xiāng. Tones: xiāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fragrant” in the lesson “Sour, Spicy, Salty”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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