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馨

xīn

fragrant, aromatic

🔤 Pictophonetic: 香 (incense) provides meaning, 殸 provides pronunciation

HSK 20 strokes Common (26%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

incense; fragrant, aromatic

⿱殸香 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

qìng

殸

stone chimes

💡 Ideographic: A musical 声 instrument 殳; 声 also provides the pronunciation

11 strokes

shēng

声

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

💡 Ideographic: Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology

7 strokes HSK 3

shū

殳

tool, weapon

💡 Ideographic: A hand 又 holding a weapon 几

4 strokes

jǐ

几

small table; how many; a few, some

📷 Pictographic: A small table; compare 丌

2 strokes HSK 1

yòu

又

and, also, again, in addition

📷 Pictographic: A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

2 strokes HSK 3

xiāng

香

incense; fragrant, aromatic

💡 Ideographic: A herb 禾 with a sweet 甘 smell

9 strokes HSK 3

hé

禾

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

📷 Pictographic: A plant stalk with a sagging head

5 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 馨 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

carnation or clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)

kāngnǎixīn

康乃馨 ↗

carnation or clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)

温馨 ↗

wēnxīn

comfort / soft and fragrant / warm

wēnxīn

温馨 ↗

comfort / soft and fragrant / warm

温馨提示 ↗

wēnxīntíshì

Please note: / tip / hint

wēnxīntíshì

温馨提示 ↗

Please note: / tip / hint

裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症 ↗

qiúxīnshìjīròuwēisuōzhèng

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

qiúxīnshìjīròuwēisuōzhèng

裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症 ↗

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

馨香 ↗

xīnxiāng

fragrance / fragrant (of incense)

xīnxiāng

馨香 ↗

fragrance / fragrant (of incense)