香

香 xiāng

“incense”

Radical: 香 Strokes: 9 Level: HSK 4

How 香 is built — stacked top over bottom

禾
cereal
cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.

Origin

A herb 禾 with a sweet 甘 smell

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