Usage of the character 香

yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)

xiāngwěn

香吻

[香吻]

kiss

xiāngfēn

香氛

[香氛]

fragrance; perfume

xiāngsòng

香颂

[香頌]

chanson (loanword)

Shē Xiāng

奢香

[奢香]

She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times

niānxiāng

拈香

[拈香]

burn incense

sōngxiāng

松香

[松香]

rosin
pine rosin

huāxiāng

花香

[花香]

fragrance of flowers

xiānglú

香炉

[香爐]

a censer (for burning incense)
incense burner
thurible

xiāngzhī

香脂

[香脂]

balsam
face cream

xiānghuā

香花

[香花]

fragrant flower
fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)

xiāngfěn

香粉

[香粉]

face powder
talcum powder

xiāngxiàn

香腺

[香腺]

perfume gland
musk gland

wǔxiāng

五香

[五香]

five spice seasoned
incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)

tǔxiāng

土香

[土香]

see 香附 (xiāngfù)

mùxiāng

木香

[木香]

costus root (medicinal herb)
aucklandia
Saussurea costus
Dolomiaea souliei

xiāngròu

香肉

[香肉]

(dialect) dog meat

xiāngzhú

香烛

[香燭]

joss stick and candle

xiāngjiāo

香蕉

[香蕉]

banana
CL:枝 (zhī),根 (gēn),個／个 (gè),把 (bǎ)

chīxiāng

吃香

[吃香]

popular
in demand
well regarded

xiāng'àn

香案

[香案]

incense burner table

xiānghuá

香滑

[香滑]

creamy

xiāngfù

香附

[香附]

red nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)

xiāngpiàn

香片

[香片]

jasmine tea
scented tea

dàhuíxiāng

大茴香

[大茴香]

Chinese anise
star anise

Xiāngshān Qū

香山区

[香山區]

Hsiangshan, a district of Hsinchu 新竹市 ( Xinzhū Shì), Taiwan

ānxīxiāng

安息香

[安息香]

Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin
benzoin resin (used in TCM)
Benzoinum

liúlánxiāng

留兰香

[留蘭香]

spearmint

fāngxiānghuán

芳香环

[芳香環]

benzene ring (chemistry)
aromatic ring

pēnpēnxiāng

喷喷香

[噴噴香]

see 香噴噴／香喷喷 (xiāngpēnpēn)

xiānghuǒqián

香火钱

[香火錢]

donations to a temple

qīlǐxiāng

七里香

[七里香]

orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)
"chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt

bǎilǐxiāng

百里香

[百里香]

thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Xiānggǎngjiǎo

香港脚

[香港腳]

athlete's foot

xiāngkǒujiāo

香口胶

[香口膠]

chewing gum

xiāngbōbo

香饽饽

[香餑餑]

delicious cakes
popular person
sth that is in high demand

xiāngcǎojīng

香草精

[香草精]

vanilla
vanilla extract
methyl vanillin C8H8O3

xiāngpāoshù

香泡树

[香泡樹]

citron (Citrus medica)
grapefruit

sūhéxiāng

苏合香

[蘇合香]

snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis)
gum storax, used in TCM

àinàxiāng

艾纳香

[艾納香]

sambong (Blumea balsamifera)

Xiāngzhōu Qū

香洲区

[香洲區]

Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City 珠海市 ( Zhūhǎi Shì), Guangdong

shèxiāngmāo

麝香猫

[麝香貓]

civet (zoology)

Xiāngnài'ér

香奈儿

[香奈兒]

Chanel (brand name)

guǎnghuòxiāng

广藿香

[廣藿香]

(botany) patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)

lóngxiánxiāng

龙涎香

[龍涎香]

ambergris

xiāngtǐjì

香体剂

[香體劑]

deodorant

Màixiāngbǎo

麦香堡

[麥香堡]

(Tw) (old) Big Mac hamburger (now referred to in Taiwan as 大麥克／大麦克 ( Dà Màikè))

tǔhuíxiāng

土茴香

[土茴香]

dill seed

xiāngyízi

香胰子

[香胰子]

toilet soap

Xiāngfāngqū

香坊区

[香坊區]

Xiangfang district of Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn) in Heilongjiang

Tánxiāngshān

檀香山

[檀香山]

Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
also transliterated as 火奴魯魯／火奴鲁鲁

xìxiāngcōng

细香葱

[細香蔥]

chive

xiāngbòhe

香薄荷

[香薄荷]

savory (herb)

xiǎohuíxiāng

小茴香

[小茴香]

fennel
fennel seed

huíxiāngdòu

茴香豆

[茴香豆]

star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)

bùxiāngma

不香吗

[不香嗎]

(slang) would be better (abbr. for 這錢買排骨它不香嗎／这钱买排骨它不香吗 (zhèqiánmǎipáigǔtābùxiāngma) for that money, a pork cutlet would be more appetizing, would it not?)

fēngxiāngmù

枫香木

[楓香木]

Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

xiāngzhāngzi

香獐子

[香獐子]

musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)

xiāngyèchún

香叶醇

[香葉醇]

geraniol (chemistry)

xiāngjiāorén

香蕉人

[香蕉人]

banana person (yellow outside, white inside)
mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans
Westernized person of Asian appearance

kǒuxiāngtáng

口香糖

[口香糖]

chewing gum

huíxiāngzǐ

茴香籽

[茴香籽]

cumin
fennel seed

Fóxiānggé

佛香阁

[佛香閣]

Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園／颐和园 ( Yíhéyuán), Beijing

duōxiāngguǒ

多香果

[多香果]

all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
Jamaican pepper

mǒxiāngjīng

抹香鲸

[抹香鯨]

sperm whale; cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus)

xiāngfùfù

香馥馥

[香馥馥]

richly scented
strongly perfumed

mídiéxiāng

迷迭香

[迷迭香]

rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

xiānglàjiāo

香辣椒

[香辣椒]

all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
Jamaican pepper

tǐxiāngjì

体香剂

[體香劑]

(personal) deodorant

chuānmùxiāng

川木香

[川木香]

root of Vladimiria souliei (used in TCM)
Dolomiaea souliei

wǔxiāngfěn

五香粉

[五香粉]

five-spice powder

Chén Xiāngméi

陈香梅

[陳香梅]

Chen Xiangmei (1925-2018), a.k.a. Anna Chennault, born in Beijing, US Republican Party politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德／陈纳德 ( Chénnàdé)

xiāngbīnjiǔ

香槟酒

[香檳酒]

champagne (loanword)
CL:瓶 (píng),杯 (bēi)

xiāngwāndòu

香豌豆

[香豌豆]

sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

yúnxiāngkē

芸香科

[芸香科]

(botany) family Rutaceae (rue family, aka citrus family)

zǐdīngxiāng

紫丁香

[紫丁香]

lilac

yángxiāngcài

洋香菜

[洋香菜]

parsley

yèxiāngmù

夜香木

[夜香木]

night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)

xiānggēncǎo

香根草

[香根草]

vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)

fāngxiāngcù

芳香醋

[芳香醋]

balsamic vinegar

xiāngpēnpēn

香喷喷

[香噴噴]

delicious
savory

yùjīnxiāng

郁金香

[郁金香]

tulip

fēngxiāngshù

枫香树

[楓香樹]

Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

míhúnxiāng

迷魂香

[迷魂香]

a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims

Xiānggǎngrén

香港人

[香港人]

Hong Kong person or people

Xiāngbālā

香巴拉

[香巴拉]

Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism)

shèxiāngcǎo

麝香草

[麝香草]

thyme

rèxiāngbǐng

热香饼

[熱香餅]

pancake

xiāngwǎndòu

香碗豆

[香碗豆]

sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

xiāngcǎolán

香草兰

[香草蘭]

vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)

zhòngxiāngzi

众香子

[眾香子]

all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
Jamaican pepper

fāngxiāngtīng

芳香烃

[芳香烴]

aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)

xiāngmáochún

香茅醇

[香茅醇]

citronellol (chemistry)

yèláixiāng

夜来香

[夜來香]

tuberose (Agave amica)
night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木 (yèxiàngmu))

Xiānggǎng Dǎo

香港岛

[香港島]

Hong Kong Island

yúnxiāngshǔ

芸香属

[芸香屬]

(botany) genus Ruta

Xiānghéxiàn

香河县

[香河縣]

Xianghe county in Langfang 廊坊 ( Lángfáng), Hebei

xiāngcàiyè

香菜叶

[香菜葉]

coriander leaf

bǎixiāngguǒ

百香果

[百香果]

passion fruit

jiǔxiāngchóng

九香虫

[九香蟲]

brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)

xiāngzǐlán

香子兰

[香子蘭]

vanilla
Vanilla planifolia

xiāngsuànjiàng

香蒜酱

[香蒜醬]

garlic sauce
pesto

shāogāoxiāng

烧高香

[燒高香]

to burn incense
to thank profusely

yēlínpiāoxiāng

椰林飘香

[椰林飄香]

piña colada

kǒuchǐshēngxiāng

口齿生香

[口齒生香]

eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text

yìxiāngpūbí

异香扑鼻

[異香撲鼻]

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

shūxiāngméndì

书香门第

[書香門第]

family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

Xiānggǎng Zhòngzhì

香港众志

[香港眾志]

Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016

xiānghuǒdǐngshèng

香火鼎盛

[香火鼎盛]

(of a temple) teeming with worshippers

yúxiāngròusī

鱼香肉丝

[魚香肉絲]

pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香／鱼香 (yúxiāng)

chǐjiáshēngxiāng

齿颊生香

[齒頰生香]

lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
fig. to water at the mouth
to drool in anticipation

niǎoyǔhuāxiāng

鸟语花香

[鳥語花香]

lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom); fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day

xiāngchēbǎomǎ

香车宝马

[香車寶馬]

magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
ostentatious display of luxury

xīxiāngliányù

惜香怜玉

[惜香憐玉]

see 憐香惜玉／怜香惜玉 (liánxiāngxīyù)

xiānghuǒbùjué

香火不绝

[香火不絕]

an unending stream of pilgrims

jiǎnfóshāoxiāng

拣佛烧香

[揀佛燒香]

to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

huósèshēngxiāng

活色生香

[活色生香]

(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant
(of a woman) captivating; charming
(of writing or a painting etc) lifelike; vivid

chīxiānghēlà

吃香喝辣

[吃香喝辣]

lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
fig. to live well

tiānxiāngguósè

天香国色

[天香國色]

divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty

liánxiāngxīyù

怜香惜玉

[憐香惜玉]

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

fāngxiāngliáofǎ

芳香疗法

[芳香療法]

aromatherapy

ānxīxiāngzhī

安息香脂

[安息香脂]

benzoinum
benzoin resin (used in TCM)

tōuxiāngqièyù

偷香窃玉

[偷香竊玉]

lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
secret illicit sex

fénxiāngjìngshén

焚香敬神

[焚香敬神]

to burn incense in prayer to a God

gǔsègǔxiāng

古色古香

[古色古香]

interesting and appealing (of old locations, objects etc)

xiāngxūnliáofǎ

香熏疗法

[香燻療法]

aromatherapy (alternative medicine)

xiāngjiāoyùnèn

香娇玉嫩

[香嬌玉嫩]

a beautiful woman

Xiāngshān Gōngyuán

香山公园

[香山公園]

Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing

shèxiāngshízhú

麝香石竹

[麝香石竹]

grenadine
carnation
clove pink
Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)

cháoshānjìnxiāng

朝山进香

[朝山進香]

to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)

Xiānggǎng Diàntái

香港电台

[香港電台]

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster

ānxīxiāngshǔ

安息香属

[安息香屬]

Styrax (tree genus)
snowdrop
benzoin

Xiānggǎng Jǐngchá

香港警察

[香港警察]

Hong Kong Police Force (since 1997)

Xiāngxièlìshè

香榭丽舍

[香榭麗舍]

Champs Élysées

bǎomǎxiāngchē

宝马香车

[寶馬香車]

precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
ostentatious display of luxury

dàhuíxiāngzi

大茴香子

[大茴香子]

aniseed

xiānglúnbǎoqí

香轮宝骑

[香輪寶騎]

magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
ostentatious display of luxury

Báixiāngcípǔ

白香词谱

[白香詞譜]

Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭／舒梦兰, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times

xiāngtāngmùyù

香汤沐浴

[香湯沐浴]

to bathe in a fragrant hot spring (idiom)

bājiǎohuíxiāng

八角茴香

[八角茴香]

Chinese anise
star anise
Fructus Anisi Stellati

Xiānggǎng Dàxué

香港大学

[香港大學]

The University of Hong Kong

shāoxiāngbài Fó

烧香拜佛

[燒香拜佛]

to burn incense and worship Buddha

zàngyùmáixiāng

葬玉埋香

[葬玉埋香]

lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person

zànghuíxiāngguǒ

藏茴香果

[藏茴香果]

caraway

ànxiāngshūyǐng

暗香疏影

[暗香疏影]

(poetic depiction of plum blossom)

xiāngwèipūbí

香味扑鼻

[香味撲鼻]

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

Xiānggélǐlā

香格里拉

[香格里拉]

Shangri-La (mythical location)
Shangri-La town and county in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸 ( Zhōngdiàn) in Tibetan province of Kham

ānxīhuíxiāng

安息茴香

[安息茴香]

see 孜然 (zīrán), cumin

ānxīxiāngkē

安息香科

[安息香科]

Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin

guósètiānxiāng

国色天香

[國色天香]

national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty

sèxiāngwèijùquán

色香味俱全

[色香味俱全]

to smell, look and taste great

guòlüzuǐxiāngyān

过滤嘴香烟

[過濾嘴香煙]

filter-tipped cigarette

Xiānggǎng Jīběnfǎ

香港基本法

[香港基本法]

Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997)

Xiānggǎng Jiāoyìsuǒ

香港交易所

[香港交易所]

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

kǎohújiāoxiāngcháng

烤胡椒香肠

[烤胡椒香腸]

roast pepper sausage
pepperoni

pàopàokǒuxiāngtáng

泡泡口香糖

[泡泡口香糖]

bubble-gum

Xiānggélǐlā Xiàn

香格里拉县

[香格里拉縣]

Shangri-La County in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Yunnan
formerly Gyeltang or Gyalthang, Chinese 中甸 ( Zhōngdiàn) in Tibetan province of Kham

Alābóhuíxiāng

阿拉伯茴香

[阿拉伯茴香]

see 孜然 (zīrán), cumin

Huángjiā Xiānggǎng Jǐngchá

皇家香港警察

[皇家香港警察]

Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)

Xiāngxièlìshè Dàjiē

香榭丽舍大街

[香榭麗舍大街]

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

Xiānggǎng Yínháng Gōnghuì

香港银行公会

[香港銀行公會]

Hong Kong Association of Banks

Yǎlā Xiāngbōxuěshān

雅拉香波雪山

[雅拉香波雪山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Xiānggǎng Hóng Shízìhuì

香港红十字会

[香港紅十字會]

Hong Kong Red Cross

Xiānggǎng Zúqiú Zǒnghuì

香港足球总会

[香港足球總會]

Hong Kong Football Association

Xiānggǎng Kējì Dàxué

香港科技大学

[香港科技大學]

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Xiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué

香港中文大学

[香港中文大學]

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Xiānggǎng Lǐgōng Dàxué

香港理工大学

[香港理工大學]

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Xiānggǎng Shīdì Gōngyuán

香港湿地公园

[香港濕地公園]

Hong Kong Wetland Park, in Yuen Long, New Territories

Xiānggǎng Wénhuà Zhōngxīn

香港文化中心

[香港文化中心]

Hong Kong Cultural Center

Yǎlā Xiāngbōshénshān

雅拉香波神山

[雅拉香波神山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Xiānggǎng Gōnghuì Liánhéhuì

香港工会联合会

[香港工會聯合會]

Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn

酒香不怕巷子深

[酒香不怕巷子深]

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
quality goods need no advertising

Xiānggǎng Màoyì Fāzhǎnjú

香港贸易发展局

[香港貿易發展局]

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Xiānggǎng Jīnróng Guǎnlǐjú

香港金融管理局

[香港金融管理局]

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

jiāhuāméiyǒuyěhuāxiāng

家花没有野花香

[家花沒有野花香]

lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom)
fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner
the grass is always greener on the other side

chībiérénjiáoguòdemóbùxiāng

吃别人嚼过的馍不香

[吃別人嚼過的饃不香]

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

[平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
doing things at the last minute
to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

Zhōngyāng Rénmín Zhèngfǔ Zhù Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Liánluò Bàngōngshì

中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室

[中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室]

Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region