香子

xiāngzǐ

noun #31,420

Meanings

1 aromatic seed (used in compounds, e.g. 茴香子 fennel seed)
2 (dialectal / older) musk deer

Characters

seed; small thing

Examples

他在汤里加了点香子。

Tā zài tāng lǐ jiā le diǎn xiāngzǐ.

He added some aromatic seeds to the soup.

茴香子是常见的香料。

Huíxiāngzǐ shì chángjiàn de xiāngliào.

Fennel seed is a common spice.

Tips

usage

Rarely freestanding — 香子 mostly appears as the tail of compounds naming aromatic seeds: 茴香子 fennel seed, 芫荽香子 coriander seed. There is also an older zoological sense (香子 = musk deer, source of 麝香 musk), preserved in some place names like 香子沟.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

子 zǐ