香 (hoeng1) — incense; spice; balm in Cantonese
hoengˉ¹香
Mandarin Pinyin: xiang1
Meaning of 香
nounincense; spice; balm
nounfair; beautiful
nounfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; balmy
nounKangxi radical 186
nountasty; delicious
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Example Sentences with 香
ngoˏ₅我haaˍ₆下go˗₃個singˉ¹星keiˎ₄期zauˍ₆就faanˉ¹返hoengˉ¹香gongˊ²港laa˗₃啦。
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.
我喜歡你的香水
I like your perfume
leiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔gok˗₃覺dakˉ¹得hoengˉ¹香ziuˉ¹蕉meiˍ₆味houˊ²好gwaai3?怪?
Don't you think bananas taste weird?
香港同新加坡人都見慣高樓大厦
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.
香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.
Words Containing 香
香港出生的hoeng1 gong2 ceot1 saang1 dik1
Hong Kong-borned
檀香taan4 hoeng1
sandalwood
香港大球場hoeng1 gong2 daai6 kau4 coeng4
Hong Kong Stadium
聞見棺材香man4 gin3 gun1 coi4 hoeng1
have one foot in the grave; on the threshold of death; very old and will die soon
香米hoeng1 mai5
fragrant rice — a fragrant, long-grain variety of rice; favoured by many high-end Chinese eating establishments
香港hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong, literally "fragrant harbour" - which is sadly ironic in light of its polluted waters nowadays; Hong Kong stop on Airport Express MTR line
馨香hing1 hoeng1
appealing; valuable; reputable
香茅hoeng1 maau4
lemon grass | a.k.a. citronella | Scientific names (different species): Cymbopogon citratus; Cymbopogon flexuosus; Cymbopogon citriodora
香爐躉hoeng1 lou4 dan2
the only son in a family
香蕉球hoeng1 ziu1 kau4
banana kick
香口hoeng1 hau2
deep-fried
香港木蘭hoeng1 gong2 muk6 laan4
Magnolia championi (Hong Kong magnolia)
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