xíng​xiāng

to burn incense

  • created reference approved 行香 → 上香 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    行香 xíng​xiāng

    上香 shàng​xiāng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

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

    行香

    xíng​xiāng

    to burn incense

    to burn and offer incense at a temple as part of a formal ritual

    行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · incense

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 行香 · xíng​xiāng · circumambulation ritual — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    行香

    xíng​xiāng

    circumambulation ritual

    (historical) a ceremony involving carrying an incense burner while walking around a ritual site or streets, or a specific ritual performed by officials on national occasions

    行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go 香 (literal) → 香 · xiāng · incense

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense