Radical 186

香
185 ⾸ ◄	186	► ⾺ 187
Pinyin :	xiāng (= fragrance)
Zhuyin :	ㄒ ㄧ ㄤ
Hiragana :	に お い こ う nioikō
Kanji :	匂 い 香 nioikō
Hangul :	향기
Sinocorean :	향 hang (= scent)
Codepoint :	U + 9999
Stroke sequence :

Radical 186 , meaning “scent”, is one of eleven of the 214 traditional radicals in Chinese writing that are written with nine strokes.

With six character combinations in Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary, there are very few characters that can be found under this radical in the lexicon.

The radical scent takes only in the traditional characters - list of traditional radicals consisting of 214 radicals 186. position. It can be found in a completely different place in modern abbreviation dictionaries. In the New Sino-German Dictionary from the People's Republic of China, for example, it is in position 215.

The simplified symbol for “sweet” ( radical 99 ) combined with the symbol millet ( radical 115 ) in a pictogram creates the idea of ​​a fragrant scent that the millet exudes during fermentation.

Incense sticks are used in all Asian countries in Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism and Daoism in temples, in ceremonies and meditations. The smoke is said to have a cleansing effect.

This character is also used to write the name of the Chinese special administrative region Hong Kong : 香港 ( Cantonese : Hong Kong, Pinyin : Xianggang) means "fragrant harbor".

Character compounds ruled by radical 186

Hong Kong , the " Fragrant Harbor "

Incense sticks

Strokes	character
+ 00	香
+ 04	馚
+ 05	馛 馜 馝
+ 07	馞 馟 馠
+ 08	馡 馢 馣
+ 09	馤 馥
+10	馦 馧
+11	馨
+12	馩
+14	馪
+18	馫

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 186 is coded under the code point number 12.217 (U + 2FB9).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 223 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 186  - Graphic representations of Radikal 186

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of radical 186 on page 101