木香

Chinese

		tree; wood	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (木香)		木	香
simp. ^#(木香)		木	香
anagram		香木

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ hoeng¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-hiong / ba̍k-hiuⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mùxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mùsiang
  - Wade–Giles: mu⁴-hsiang¹
  - Yale: mù-syāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhshiang
  - Palladius: мусян (musjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    木箱
    木香
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ hoeng¹
  - Yale: muhk hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ hêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boghiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-hiuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ba̍k-hiunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baghviw
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² hiũ⁴⁴/

Noun

木香

root of the costus (Saussurea costus, syn. Aucklandia lappa) (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
木	香
き Grade: 1	か > が Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Noun

木(き)香(が) • (kiga)

the scent of new wood
(in saké) the aroma imparted by the sake barrel

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
木	香
もく > もっ Grade: 1	こう Grade: 4
goon

Noun

木(もっ)香(こう) or 木香(モッコウ) • (mokkō)

costus, Dolomiaea costus, syn. Saussurea lappa
(traditional Chinese medicine) costus roots

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).