馨 (xīn): fragrant
馨 (xīn) is a Chinese character meaning “fragrant.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 殸 (phonetic) and 香 (semantic). It ranks #2477 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 馨 incense. Its radical form 香 (fragrant) appears in many related characters such as 香 (xiāng, fragrant).
Definitions
- fragrant
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温馨 | wēn xīn | comfort |
| 康乃馨 | kāng nǎi xīn | carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword) |
| 馨香 | xīn xiāng | fragrance |
| 温馨提示 | wēn xīn tí shì | Please note: |
| 德艺双馨 | dé yì shuāng xīn | (idiom) possessing both integrity and artistic skills |
馨 appears in 5 compound words: 20 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 馨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
馨字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
xīn zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "馨" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
李贞秀频暴走 陈凤馨点名民众党:把她丢到鲨鱼堆不尽公平
lǐ zhēn xiù pín bào zǒu chén fèng xīn diǎn míng mín zhòng dǎng : bǎ tā diū dào shā yú duī bù jǐn gōng píng
Lee Jeong-su frequently loses her temper; Chen Fengxin calls out the People's Party: "Throwing her to the sharks wouldn't be fair"
黄国伦回母校获颁杰出校友!见寇乃馨“跪地”喊平身
huáng guó lún huí mǔ jiào huò bān jié chū jiào yǒu ! jiàn 寇 nǎi xīn guì dì hǎn píng shēn
Huang Guolun Returns to His Alma Mater to Receive Outstanding Alumnus Award! Upon Seeing Kou Nai-xin, He "Kneels Down" and Calls for Her to Rise
...公务车北检签结 黄国昌酸:都是自己人!温馨
. . . gōng wù chē běi jiǎn qiān jié huáng guó chāng suān : dōu shì zì jǐ rén ! wēn xīn
...Official vehicle cleared by the Northern District Prosecutors' Office; Huang Kuo-chang quips: "It's all our own people!" Heartwarming
信用管制松绑!第2户贷6成 徐佳馨这样看
xìn yòng guǎn zhì sōng bǎng ! dì 2 hù dài 6 chéng xú jiā xīn zhè yàng kàn
Mortgage Regulations Eased! 60% Loan-to-Value for Second Homes: Here’s What Hsu Chia-hsin Has to Say
王君馨顺产经历人生最痛 囡囡4日大已识诈型
wáng jūn xīn shùn chǎn jīng lì rén shēng zuì tòng 囡 囡 4 rì dà yǐ shí zhà xíng
Wang Junxin gave birth smoothly and experienced the most painful in her life, and her daughter has learned about fraud on the 4th
我在母亲节送给我的妈妈一束康乃馨。
Wǒ zài Mǔqīnjié sònggěi wǒ de māma yī shù kāngnǎixīn.
I gave my mother carnations on Mother's Day.
你有个温馨的家庭。
Nǐ yǒu gè wēnxīn de jiātíng.
You have a very nice family.
有一个温馨感人的故事,是关于一只获救的狗狗的。
Yǒu yī gè wēnxīn gǎnrén de gùshi, shì guānyú yī zhī huòjiù de gǒu gǒu de.
There’s a heartwarming story about a rescued puppy.
Character Family
香 Radical Family — Characters sharing the fragrant radical
Related Characters
Frequently Asked Questions
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