五香

wǔxiāng
adjective #46,980

Meanings

  1. 1 five-spice
  2. 2 five-spice flavored

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wǒ mǎi le yì bāo wǔxiāng guāzǐ.
I bought a bag of five-spice sunflower seeds.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā diàn de wǔxiāng niúròu lǔ de hěn rùwèi.
This shop's five-spice beef is braised until the flavor soaks right through.

Tips

culture
The 'five spices' are usually star anise (八角), Sichuan pepper (花椒), cassia (桂皮), clove and fennel, though the mix varies. Ground together they make 五香粉, five-spice powder.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ
香 xiāng