Taxonomy of meanings for 芳:　　

  • 芳 fāng (OC: phaŋ MC: pʰʷiɐŋ) 敷方切 平 廣韻：【芬芳亦州地多芳草故以名之置在常芳縣又姓風俗通云漢幽州刺史芳乗敷方切三 】
    • FRAGRANT
      • nsubjectwhat is fragrant
      • nabfeaturefragrance
      • nabfeaturemoral fragrance> moral excellence
      • vadNnon-restrictive often figurative: fragrant> exquisite
      • vibe naturally fragrant> exquisite
      • exocentric>BLOSSOM
        • nfragrant> blossom; flower
      • typical effect>SCATTER
        • vtoNcausativecause to be fragrant in > spread throughout, disseminate in
      • metaphorical>EXCELLENT
      • REGIONS

        Additional information about 芳

        說文解字: 【芳】，香艸也。从艸、方聲。 【𢾭方切】

          Criteria
        • FRAGRANT

          1. Xiāng 香 (ant. chòu 臭 "stinking") is orginally the scent of grain, and the meaning of the word was generalised to refer to any pleasant smell, especially also that of foodstuffs. NB: chòu 臭 is often neutral in classical Chinese and can refer to pleasant as well as unpleasant smells. However, there are cases where the word clearly describes something as evil-smelling and not only refers to what actually happens to be an evil smell.

          2. The general poetic term for fragrance of flowers or grasses is fāng 芳 (ant. chòu 臭 "stinking"), and the word never refers to the fragrance of any artefact.

          3. Xūn 薰 refers to an almost pungent strong fragrance.

          4. Fēn 芬 is a rare rather colourless term for attractive smell.

          5. Xīng 馨 refers to a striking fragrance speading far and wide.

        • STINK

          1. The current general and abstract word for odours of all kinds, pleasant or unpleasant, is chòu 臭.

          2. Xiāng 香 (ant. chòu 臭 "stench") often refers to pleasant odours and fragrance, but the word can also refer to a stench, unlike fāng 芳.

          3. Xīng 腥, sāo 臊, and xīng sāo 腥臊 refers specifically to the stench of rotten pork or generally of rotten meat.

          4. Shān 羶 / 膻 refers to the notorious pungent stench of goats.

          5. Chòu 殠 is very rare word referring to an unpleasant smell.

          See FRAGRANT