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薌

简芗 · 繁薌

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng

aromatic herb used for seasoning
variant of 香 xiāng

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芗: xiāng · fragrant smell of grain; aromatic

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hoeng1 · hoeng2

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) aroma of cooked grain
(historical) a kind of perilla used as an aromatic flavoring herb
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 香 (xiāng, “fragrance”)

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