香草精 Traditional form: 香草精 Pinyin (reading): xiāngcǎojīng Definitions: vanilla vanilla extract methyl vanillin C8H8O3 Characters: 香 - incense; fragrant, aromatic 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch 精 - essence, germ, spirit Traditional characters: 香 - incense; fragrant, aromatic 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch 精 - essence, germ, spirit