麝香

shèxiāng
noun #23,224

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 musk
  2. 2 musk deer secretion used in perfumery and medicine

Examples

Shèxiāng shì gāojí xiāngshuǐ de zhòngyào yuánliào zhī yī.
Musk is one of the key ingredients in high-end perfumes.
Tiānrán shèxiāng láizì shèlù de xiàntǐ, fēicháng zhēnguì.
Natural musk comes from the musk deer's glands and is extremely precious.

Tips

culture
Musk (麝香) has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries, valued for its stimulating and aromatic properties. The musk deer (鹿) is now endangered partly due to overhunting for its musk. Most modern 'musk' in perfumes is synthetic.
memory
is the musk deer character (rare animal); means fragrant/aroma. The compound literally means 'the fragrance of the musk deer.'

Stroke Order

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