香

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/香

Glyph origin
In the oracle bone script, it was.

In the seal script, the was replaced with the related.

Currently, the has simplified into, and the form of the bottom component  has become akin to the unrelated  or.

Definitions

 * 1) fragrant; fragrance
 * 2)  aromatic; delicious-smelling
 * 3)  having the appearance that one really enjoys the food;  sound
 * 4)  wonderful; enjoyable
 * 5) popular
 * 6) perfume
 * 7)  joss stick; incense
 * 8)  woman
 * 9)  to kiss
 * 10)  to die
 * 11)  shorthand for Hong Kong during Japanese Occupation between 1941 and 1945
 * 1)  shorthand for Hong Kong during Japanese Occupation between 1941 and 1945
 * 1)  shorthand for Hong Kong during Japanese Occupation between 1941 and 1945

Descendants
Others:

Etymology 1
From. First attested in the  of 720.

Noun

 * 1) a pleasant smell; a scent, a fragrance, an aroma

Etymology 2
From.

Etymology 3
From. The  reading, so likely an earlier borrowing. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) incense