xiāng

fragrant smell of grain

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

herb

乡 sound component

  Sound component

xiāng

  

hometown

Evolution

芗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芗 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
芗 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
芗 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
芗 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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xiāng

fragrant smell of grain; aromatic; aromatic herb used for seasoning; variant of [xiāng]

Most common words with 芗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

fragrant

芗剧

variety of opera popular in southern Fujian and Taiwan

芗城区

Xiangcheng district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[Zhāng​zhōu​shì], Fujian