xiāng = xi + ang1
fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1]
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How to pronounce 香

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

香 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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= h + e2
cereal / grain
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Characters with 香 as component

xīn = xi + (e)n1
fragrant
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= fu + Ø4
fragrance / scent / aroma
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= bi + Ø4
fragrance
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Words with 香

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champagne (loanword)
perfume / cologne
cigarette / smoke from burning incense / CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

Sentences with 香

香 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiāng

fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1]

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