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沉香

chénxiāng

Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)

Temiang (a town in Malaysia)
agarwood, aloewood; agilawood (Aquilaria malaccensis)

植物名。瑞香科沉香屬。葉呈披針或倒卵形，互生，花白色。其木質堅色黑，為著名香料。因置於水中會下沉，所以稱為「沉香」。又可用來治療嘔吐、氣喘等病症。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

variant of 沉 chén

to submerge
to immerse
to sink
to keep down
to lower
to drop
deep
profound
heavy

fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick

classifier: 根

Containing this entry

八味沉香散

bāwèichénxiāngsǎn

八味清心沉香散

bāwèiqīngxīnchénxiāngsǎn

十五味沉香丸

shíwǔwèichénxiāngwán