xiāng

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

Sound component
xiāng, xiàng mutual

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangslaŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica