one grain

Pictograph of a vessel for food.

Evolution

皀 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
皀 Bronze script (~1200 - 221 BC)

Bronze script

(~1200 - 221 BC)
皀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
皀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kernel, seed; enjoy, feast [?]

 

one grain

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Iconic component in 5 characters (5 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*qʰaŋ

xjang

xiāng

fragrance


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+7680

Shuowen

“皀,穀之馨香也。象嘉穀在裹中之形,匕所以扱之。或說,皀,一粒也。又讀若香。”


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