沉香

Chinese

		submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
simp. and trad. (沉香)		沉	香

Etymology

So named as it sinks when placed in water.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀m-hiông
• Min Nan (POJ): tîm-hiuⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: chénxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenrshiang
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀m-hiông
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciimˇ hiong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cim² hiong¹
    • IPA: /t͡sʰɨm¹¹ hi̯oŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tîm-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tîm-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dimhviw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tim²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tim²⁴⁻²² hiũ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tim¹³⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tim²⁴⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tim²³⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/

Noun

沉香

1. agarwood; agilawood (Aquilaria malaccensis)

Derived terms

• 沉香木