薌 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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xiāng

fragrant smell of grain

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

herb

鄉 Sound component

xiāng

hometown

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiāng

fragrant smell of grain; aromatic; aromatic herb used for seasoning; variant of 香[xiāng]

Most common words with 薌

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	芗	fragrant
	芗剧	variety of opera popular in southern Fujian and Taiwan
	芗城区	Xiangcheng district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[Zhāngzhōushì], Fujian

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*qʰaŋ	xjang	xiāng	fragrance

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5156th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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