馨 xīn fragrant
fragrant; aromatic
怎么记住“馨”: 殸 stone chime + 香 fragrant = fragrant. In the temple, the monk strikes the stone chime, lights fragrant incense, and soon even the visitors' coats are fragrant.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
馨 = 殸 stone chime + 香 fragrant
- 殸 stone chime sound
- 香 fragrant meaning
- 禾 grain
- 日 sun
In the temple, the monk strikes the stone chime, lights fragrant incense, and soon even the visitors' coats are fragrant.
How it came to be
In the small seal form the sign for fragrant gives the meaning and the stone chime the sound.
用法
- Literary character for a warm, lingering fragrance; in modern use it is essentially fused into 温馨 (wēnxīn) warm and cozy: 温馨的家 (wēnxīn de jiā) a warm, loving home.
- Note the shift: alone it's a smell, but in 温馨 it describes emotional warmth (of a home, atmosphere, gesture), not literal scent.
- Also a favorite in given names for its elegant, sweet feel.