(xiàng) - Aromatic herb & fragrant plant

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xiàng | 12 strokes | radical:

· xiàng

Aromatic herb;

fragrant plant;

used historically in names and traditional contexts.

Aromatic herbfragrant plantused historically in names and traditional contexts.

Usage highlights

Fragrant herbAromatic plantMedicinal herbHerbal fragranceGarden herbMountain herb

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The garden was filled with fragrant herbs (香萫).
  • Ancient texts mention this aromatic plant (萫草).
  • Traditional medicine used various fragrant herbs (萫药).

Collocations

  • Fragrant herb(香萫)
  • Aromatic plant(萫草)
  • Medicinal herb(萫药)
  • Herbal fragrance(萫气)
  • Garden herb(园萫)
  • Mountain herb(山萫)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts referring to aromatic plants used in traditional contexts.
  • Historically associated with herbal medicine and fragrant plants in Chinese culture.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese but preserved in some historical and literary contexts.

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