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What 香 means in a Chinese namexiāng

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香xiāng · B
tier B

香气。

Fragrance — that rises and is received.

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其香始升
其香始升 What goes upward

其香始升，上帝居歆。

The fragrance begins to rise; the Lord on high enjoys it.

诗经 · 生民 · our translation
In a sacrifice the scent rises and is received. 香 is what travels upward. 祭礼里，香气升上去，神接受它。「香」在名字里不是味道好，是「能上达」。
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In a name

Something that rises and is received.

「香」是能上达的东西。

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