niān​xiāng

to burn incense

  • created sense approved 拈香 · niān​xiāng · to burn incense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拈香

    niān​xiāng

    to burn incense

    to offer incense at a temple or burn joss sticks to worship gods or ancestors

    nián​xiāng

    拈, 香

    拈 (literal) → 拈 · niān · to pick up 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · incense

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    created sense