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HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 香

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How to write 香 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 香

香 stroke order diagram

3.

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香

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4.

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5.

How to Use 香

Food and Fragrance

In food and fragrance words, 香 (xiāng) indicates pleasant smells, flavors, or food items.

香蕉 • xiāng jiāo • banana • HSK 3

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6.

Example Sentences

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

pèn喷

xiāng香

shuǐ水

chū

Information

Pinyinxiāng

Meaningfragrant

Strokes9

Radical香

Traditional香

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Frequency#651

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄤ

UnicodeU+9999

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Grain (禾) that is sweet (甘) — fragrant, like the pleasant smell of ripe crops.

xiāng香

jiāo蕉

banana

香肠 • xiāng cháng • sausage • HSK 5

HSK 5

xiāng香

cháng肠

sausage

香水 • xiāng shuǐ • perfume • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

xiāng香

shuǐ水

perfume

香料 • xiāng liào • Spice / Seasoning • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiāng香

liào料

Spice / Seasoning

Kitchen and Daily Items

In kitchen and daily use items, 香 (xiāng) appears in everyday products like 香油 and 口香糖.

香油 • xiāng yóu • Sesame oil • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiāng香

yóu油

Sesame oil

口香糖 • kǒu xiāng táng • Chewing gum • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kǒu口

xiāng香

táng糖

Chewing gum

出

mén门

。

She likes to wear perfume when going out.

wǒ我

zài在

cài菜

lǐ里

jiā加

le了

xiāng香

yóu油

。

I added sesame oil to the dish.

Wǒ我

yòng用

xiāng香

zào皂

xǐ洗

shǒu手

。

I wash my hands with scented soap.

zhè这

duǒ朵

huā花

zhēn真

xiāng香

。

This flower is really fragrant.

xiāng香

jiāo蕉

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

yíng营

yǎng养

fēng丰

fù富

de的

shuǐ水

guǒ果

。

Banana is a nutritious fruit.

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