tuberose (Agave amica); night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木[ye4 xiang1 mu4])
trad. 夜來香
Also written 夜來香【yè lái xiāng】
Characters in this word
3夜
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variant of 夜[ye4]
- Pinyin
- yè
- Traditional
- 亱
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4459 of 2500
来
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to come, (used as a substitute for a more specific verb), hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]), ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]), for the past (amount of time), (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]), (between two verbs) in order to, (after a round number) approximately, (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- Pinyin
- lái
- Traditional
- 來
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 33 of 2500
香
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fragrant, sweet smelling, aromatic, savory or appetizing, (to eat) with relish, (of sleep) sound, perfume or spice, joss or incense stick, CL:根[gen1]
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5025 of 2500