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拈香 (niān xiāng): Burn incense (in worship) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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拈香 consists of 2 characters.

pick up with fingers; draw lots

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Pinyinniān xiāng

Meaningburn incense (in worship)

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 拈香.

Words with 拈

拈花niān huā
拈阄niān jiū
拈轻怕重niān qīng pà zhòng

Words with 香

香蕉xiāng jiāoHSK 3
香肠xiāng chángHSK 5
香水xiāng shuǐHSK 6
香料xiāng liàoHSK 7-9
香油xiāng yóuHSK 7-9
口香糖kǒu xiāng tángHSK 7-9
檀香tán xiāng
香味xiāng wèi

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Example Sentences with 拈香

Měi每

féng逢

chū初

yī一

shí十

wǔ五

，

nǎi奶

nai奶

dōu都

huì会

qù去

miào庙

lǐ里

niān拈

xiāng香

qí祈

fú福

。

Every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, grandma goes to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.