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沉香

chén xiāng

2-character word

What 沉香 means

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

The characters in 沉香

• 沉chénto submerge; to immerse; to sink
• 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic

Sounds the same

Read chén xiāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 沉箱caisson; sink box

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