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<WL>香 [xiāng] fragrant/aromatic; 香味 fragrance/scent/perfume, 香气 smell/aroma; 香港 Xiānggǎng Hong Kong; 吃香 popular@@; (HDZ:) … | <WL>香 [xiāng] fragrant/aromatic; 香味 fragrance/scent/perfume, 香气 smell/aroma; 香港 Xiānggǎng Hong Kong; 吃香 popular@@; (HDZ:) … | ||
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| − | The character 香 xiāng ‘fragrant’ (9 strokes) is an abbrev. of old complex forms such as 𪏽 (17 strokes), replacing the old component 黍 (12 strokes) with its top part 禾 (5 strokes), and replacing the old lower part 甘 with 日; formerly also wr. 𥞌/𪏰 (intermediary variant forms). | + | The character 香 xiāng ‘fragrant’ (9 strokes) is an abbrev. of old complex forms such as 𪏽 (17 strokes), replacing the old upper component 黍 (12 strokes) with its top part 禾 (5 strokes), and replacing the old lower part 甘 with 日; formerly also wr. 𥞌/𪏰 (intermediary variant forms). |
The Shuōwén Seal form of 香(𪏽) xiāng ‘fragrant/aromatic’ (香芳: 芳香) combines 黍() shǔ ‘(fragrant) glutinous millet’, and 甘(𤮺) gān ‘sweet’: the sweet fragrance/aroma of millet (possibly fermented). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 香(𪏽) xiāng ‘fragrant/aromatic’ (香芳: 芳香) combines 黍() shǔ ‘(fragrant) glutinous millet’, and 甘(𤮺) gān ‘sweet’: the sweet fragrance/aroma of millet (possibly fermented). | ||
Compare: 皀() jí/xiāng ‘fragrant grain’; 乡/鄉(𨞰) xiāng ‘village’. | Compare: 皀() jí/xiāng ‘fragrant grain’; 乡/鄉(𨞰) xiāng ‘village’. | ||
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