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香 is composed of 禾 (grain) and a variant of 甘 (sweet). 禾 is a pictograph of a stalk of grain, while 甘 depicts a mouth containing food, meaning sweet. The original meaning of 香 refers to the aroma of ripened grain, later extended to denote all pleasant smells.