小茴香

xiǎohuíxiāng

noun #84,786

Meanings

1 fennel
2 fennel seed (the culinary spice)

Characters

Examples

炖肉的时候放几粒小茴香去腥。

Dùnròu de shíhou fàng jǐ lì xiǎohuíxiāng qù xīng.

Add a few fennel seeds when stewing meat to remove the gamey taste.

小茴香是五香粉的主要成分。

Xiǎohuíxiāng shì wǔxiāngfěn de zhǔyào chéngfèn.

Fennel is a main ingredient in five-spice powder.

Tips

usage

小茴香 = fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), the small fragrant seed used as a spice. Don't confuse with 大茴香 / 八角 (star anise), a much larger pod. Both belong to the 茴香 family by name but they're botanically unrelated.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

茴 huí

香 xiāng