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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - 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

agarwood; agilawood (Aquilaria malaccensis)

Derived terms

沉香木

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