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Kanji Fun Talk: Xiang
"Xiang" xiang1), which is a synaesthetic word. The "incense" character of the oracle bone is a glyph with an upper and lower structure, and there are many different ways of writing. The first is "wheat" in the upper part and "sweet" in the lower part, which means that wheat is a very delicious food. The upper part of the other models is written as "mai" or "黍", and the lower part is a "mouth". It will be the sweet fragrance of "wheat" and "millet" after maturity.
Jin Wen continued the oracle bone glyph and wrote the structure of "upper and lower mouth". Small seal "from the yellow from the gan". After the change, it was written in letters "incense".
The original meaning of "incense" refers to the fragrance of five grains. "Explanation of Words and Characters" explains: "Incense, fragrance." By 黍, Gan will be willing. The Spring and Autumn Zuo Clan Biography says: "The smell of millet and millet is fragrant. In ancient times, the Chinese ancestors believed that food without any irritation was "sweet" in taste, light and pure as "fragrant".
After "incense", it refers to all good smells. Tang Dynasty. Jia Zhi's "Spring Thoughts Two Songs": "Grass color is green and willow color is yellow, peach blossoms are chaotic plum flowers".
"Fragrant" means that the food tastes good. Su Shi's poem "First Arrival in Huangzhou": "The Yangtze River goes around Guo Zhiyumei, and the good bamboo and mountains feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots."
"Fragrant" also refers to eating with a good appetite. Such as "eat delicious rice"; Sleep well. Such as "sleeping soundly"; Popularity is valued. Such as "Zhang San is very popular now" and so on.
"Incense", also refers to a thin strip made of wood chips mixed with spices, which emits a good smell when burning, and is commonly used in the sacrifice of the gods of heaven and the ancestors of the Liezong, and is often added to modern times to make mosquito coils that can smoke mosquitoes.
"Incense": One refers to the incense candles, incense and lamps offered by superstitious people. The second refers to the worship of gods and Buddhas. The third refers to the sacrifice of ancestors by descendants. It also refers to heirs, descendants. The fourth refers to the person who takes care of the incense in the temple. It also refers to temple blessings and monks.