香蕉
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) · banana
香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) means “banana”. It is written with 2 characters: 香 (fragrant) + 蕉 (banana). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 香蕉 is built
The characters
香 xiāng · fragrant
What 香 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A herb 禾 with a sweet 甘 smell (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
蕉 jiāo · banana
What 蕉 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 焦jiāo — burned
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
- 灬huǒ — fire
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 焦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每天吃一个香蕉。Wǒ měitiān chī yī gè xiāngjiāo.I eat a banana every day.
香蕉多少钱一斤？Xiāngjiāo duōshǎo qián yī jīn?How much is a jin of bananas?
Questions about 香蕉
What does 香蕉 mean?
香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) means “banana”.
How do you pronounce 香蕉?
香蕉 is pronounced xiāngjiāo.
Which HSK level is 香蕉?
香蕉 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
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Learn 香蕉 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.