香
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xiāng · incense

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1953
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Character anatomy

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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

香Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 香

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xiāngWords pronounced xiāng
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Example sentences

Notice where 香 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yì diǎn yě bú yào xiāng jiāo.我一點也不要香蕉。

I do not want any bananas at all.

Source: Tatoeba #881280 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào péi gēn hái shì yào xiāng cháng ?你要培根还是要香肠?

Would you like bacon or sausage?

Source: Tatoeba #406715 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kǒu xiāng táng nián dào tā de xié zǐ shàng le.口香糖粘到他的鞋子上了。

Some gum stuck to his shoes.

Source: Tatoeba #8940749 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Là jiāo shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de xiāng liào zhīyī.辣椒是我最喜歡的香料之一。

Capsicum is one of my favorite spices.

Source: Tatoeba #13878209 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài chī xiāng jiāo.我在吃香蕉。

I am eating a banana.

Source: Tatoeba #13967534 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yí gè xiāng jiāo yě bú yào.我一個香蕉也不要。

I do not want any bananas at all.

Source: Tatoeba #8825035 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 香 in context

  1. Say xiāng, then recall the core meaning: incense.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 香蕉 (xiāng jiāo), meaning “banana”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 香 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.