香xiāng
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香
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Shuowen
Fragrance. The character is formed by combining 禾 (grain, derived from 黍) with 甘 (sweet), suggesting the sweet aroma of grain. In its earliest oracle bone form, the character depicts a grain of millet with a stylized mark indicating fragrance, reflecting the original meaning of aromatic grain.
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xiāng· HSK 1