香 xiāng

1. xiāng adjective fragrant; savory; appetizing; sweet; scented
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink , Concept: Flavor 味道
   Notes: (Guoyu '香' adj 1; Unihan '香')
2. xiāng noun incense
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: Measure word: 支 'stick' (Guoyu '香' n 2; Unihan '香')
3. xiāng noun Kangxi radical 186
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Fragrant (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '香' n 5)
4. xiāng noun fragrance; scent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '香' n 1)
5. xiāng noun a female
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: By analogy (Guoyu '香' n 3)
6. xiāng proper noun Xiang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '香' n 4)
7. xiāng verb to kiss
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '香' v)
8. xiāng adjective feminine
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '香' adj 2)
9. xiāng adverb unrestrainedly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '香' adv)
10. xiāng adjective incense
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
11. xiāng noun fragrance; gandha
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: gandha; Japanese: kō, Tibetan: dri (BCSD '香', p. 1280; DJBT '香', p. 423; Mahāvyutpatti 'gandhaḥ'; MW 'gandha'; SH '香', p. 318)

Contained in

• 心香合十 A Fragrant Mind with Joined Palms
• 风和千树茂 雨润百花香(風和千樹茂 雨潤百花香) Soothing breezes caress lush forests; Nourishing rain nurtures fragrant flowers.
• 紫檀香 aromatic red sandalwood
• 香阝(香阜) a Buddhist temple
• 沈香 aloeswood; agarwood ; aloeswood; aguru
• 香口美心 Pleasant Speech, Beautiful Heart
• 焚香 to burn incense ; Burning Incense
• 世人二十苦 忍者苦口难言 愚者苦海无边 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦于无光 佞者苦心积虑 孤者苦无照顾 老者苦有代沟 贪者苦求无着 贫者苦雨淒风 邪者苦事无穷 犯者苦陷牢狱 恶者苦果必然 业者苦心经营 师者苦口婆心 达者苦中有乐 勇者苦忍有力 学者苦心研究 勤者苦尽甘来 智者苦能转乐 仁者苦节飘香(世人二十苦 忍者苦口難言 愚者苦海無邊 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦於無光 佞者苦心積慮 孤者苦無照顧 老者苦有代溝 貪者苦求無著 貧者苦雨淒風 邪者苦事無窮 犯者苦陷牢獄 惡者苦果必然 業者苦心經營 師者苦口婆心 達者苦中有樂 勇者苦忍有力 學者苦心研究 勤者苦盡甘來 智者苦能轉樂 仁者苦節飄香) Twenty Pains of Life One who endures finds the pain indescribable. One who is ignorant is trapped in the abyss of suffering. One who is sick is in unspeakable pain. One who is blind is blocked from rays of light. One who is wicked is chained by painstaking plot. One who is in solitude is threatened by loneliness. One who is old is isolated by generation gaps. One who is greedy is deprived of freedom. One who is poor is desolated by rain and cold. One who is evil is trapped in endless suffering. One who is convicted is locked behind bars. One who is unwholesome will never escape suffering. One who is in business is entangled by the tediousness of management. One who is the teacher is willing to advise earnestly and kindly. One who is skillful is able to find joy in hardship. One who is brave has the power to end suffering. One who is well learned is able to commit to his research. One who is diligent can put an end to hardship. One who is wise can turn suffering into happiness. One who is benevolent will leave behind a good name.
• 水绕禅堂静 花开佛果香(水繞禪堂靜 花開佛果香) Water bends around the silent Meditation Hall; Fragrant fruits of buddhahood mature along with the flowers.
• 戒香庄严(戒香莊嚴) The Fragrance of Precepts and Dignified Appearance
• 香积国(香積國) Land of Fragrance
• 多摩罗跋栴檀香(多摩羅跋栴檀香) Tamālapattra-candana-gandha
• 风清月明禅门静 春暖花开佛国香(風清月明禪門靜 春暖花開佛國香) Clear breeze, bright moon, peaceful Chan monastery; Warm spring, blooming flowers, fragrant Buddha land.
• 山明水秀风光好 鸟语花香景色佳(山明水秀風光好 鳥語花香景色佳) A picturesque scenery of green hills and clear waters; A beautiful place with chirping birds and fragrant flowers.
• 众香国(眾香國) Kingdom of Various Fragrances ; Land of Many Fragrances
• 牛头栴檀香(牛頭栴檀香) ox-head sandalwood incense
• 天木香 deodar fragrance
• 盐香(鹽香) the smell of salt
• 香上佛 Gamdhottama Buddha; Superior Fragrance Buddha
• 戒香经(戒香經) Sutra on the Fragrance of the Precepts; Jie Xiang Jing; Gandha
• 栴檀香风(栴檀香風) a fragrant breeze of sandalwood
• 金刚香菩萨大明成就仪轨经(金剛香菩薩大明成就儀軌經) Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchāsūtra; Jingang Xiang Pusa Da Ming Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing
• 香严(香嚴) Xiangyan
• 香海文化 Gandha Samudra Culture Company
• 进香(進香) to burn incense at a temple
• 炉香赞(爐香讚) Praise of the Incense Censer
• 香版 keisaku; warning stick; awakening stick; encouragement stick
• 涂香(塗香) to annoint
• 众香世界(眾香世界) World of Many Fragrances

Also contained in

香河县 、 烧高香 、 香气 、 百里香 、 八角茴香 、 古色古香 、 香菇 、 麝香草 、 香巢 、 茴香 、 茴香豆 、 香坊 、 香港岛 、 残香 、 香包 、 香桂 、 安息香属 、 国色天香 、 雅拉香波神山 、 藏茴香果 、 葬玉埋香 、 香荽

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 127
• Scroll 1 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經 — count: 106
• Scroll 1 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經 — count: 105
• Scroll 1 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 102
• Scroll 36 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 100
• Scroll 24 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 84 , has parallel version
• Scroll 25 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 84 , has parallel version
• Scroll 2 Daoxing Bore Jing 道行般若經 — count: 82 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經 — count: 80 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 6 The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經 — count: 78 , has English translation , has parallel version

Collocations

• 香稻 (香稻) 香稻復生 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 54
• 香树 (香樹) 復有香樹 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 20
• 香汤 (香湯) 先以香湯洗浴其體 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 17
• 取香 (取香) 往取香稻 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 14
• 香美 (香美) 亦香美可食 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 13
• 香姓 (香姓) 即勅婆羅門香姓 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 11
• 鼻香 (鼻香) 鼻香 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 10
• 香好 (香好) 甚香好 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 4 — count: 9
• 栴檀香 (栴檀香) 栴檀香槨次重於外 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 9
• 众香 (眾香) 細末眾香 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 9