Pinyin: xiāng.

The first grade of the Chinese language is a common standardized character (commonly used). This character was first used in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty. The upper part of the ancient character resembles the many seeds scattered after the ripening of millet, and the lower part resembles a vessel for holding grain, which together indicate that the ripening of crops gives off an aroma. The original meaning of Xiang refers to the odor emitted by grains, and the general term refers to fragrance.

Referred to as a noun, refers to things with fragrance. In the old days, it also referred to things related to women. Aroma is comforting, so fragrance is derived as comfortable or savory. Fragrance is loved by people, so incense is also derived to mean loved and welcomed. The word "fragrant" is made up of sweet and savory grains, and most fragrant foods are delicious, so the word "fragrant" has the meaning of delicious.

Ancient Chinese Characters:

Guangyun Xuliangche. The Book of Jun Chen: to the rule of the fragrance, the sense of the gods. Ode to the Zhou: fragrance of the fragrance. The ritual of the moon: the central earth, its odor fragrance.

And grass and wood incense, such as incense, stack incense, honey incense, sandalwood, with Hong Rumin "incense" and Ye Yan Gui "incense" books. And animals also have incense. Talk of the Court": Shang Nu mountain musk, the nature of the absolute love of its umbilical cord, for the people by the urgent, that is, casting rock to raise the claws, picking crack its incense.

And wind fragrance. Yu Xin's poem: the knot guest youth airport, the spring breeze full of road fragrance. The Han official rituals: Shangshulang containing chicken tongue incense, voluntarily preaching things.

And the fragrance of wine. Wang Jie's poem: a little feel good pool pavilion, preferred wine urn incense. Du Fu's poem: outside the vast wind and dust, who knows that the wine is ripe incense. The name of the flower. Lushan Records: a bhikkhu day sleep disk stone, dreaming of flowers smell cool, and Jue, seek to get, because of the name of the sleeping incense.