暗香

ànxiāng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a faint fragrance
  2. 2 Hidden Fragrance, a ci tune composed by the Song poet Jiang Kui

Examples

HSK 6
Wǎnshang, méihuā de ànxiāng cóng chuāngwài piāo le jìnlai.
In the evening, the faint scent of the plum blossoms drifted in through the window.
HSK 7-9
姜夔的《暗香》和《疏影》都是写梅花的名作。
Jiāng Kuí de 《 Ànxiāng 》 hé 《 Shūyǐng 》 dōu shì xiě méihuā de míngzuò.
Jiang Kui's "Hidden Fragrance" and "Sparse Shadows" are both famous pieces on the plum blossom.

Tips

culture
The plum flowers at the end of winter and its scent is faint, so 暗香 became its stock word: Lin Bu's 疏影横斜水清浅,暗香浮动月黄昏 and Wang Anshi's 遥知不是雪,为有暗香来. Jiang Kui later took 暗香 and 疏影 from Lin Bu's couplet as the titles of two tunes he wrote.

Stroke Order

暗 àn
香 xiāng