香蕉
banana
HSK level
- Pinyin
- xiāngjiāo
- Part of speech
- noun
- Level
- HSK 3
- Strokes
- 24
- Register
- neutral
- Measure word
- 根 / 串
Stroke order for 香蕉
香蕉 is written with 24 strokes (香: 9, 蕉: 15). The animation replays automatically.
What does 香蕉 mean?
香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) is the noun 'banana,' the long yellow fruit.
The word is built from 香 (fragrant) + 蕉 (a type of broad-leafed plant), literally 'fragrant 蕉.' Three things to know. First, the measure word matters: one banana is 一根香蕉 (yì gēn xiāngjiāo) — 根 is the measure word for long thin things. A whole bunch is 一串香蕉 (yí chuàn) or 一把香蕉 (yì bǎ).
Using 个 is colloquially fine but less precise. Second, 香蕉 is one of the most common fruits in Chinese supermarkets — almost everyone learns it early. Third, in modern Chinese slang, 香蕉人 (xiāngjiāo rén, 'banana person') refers to overseas-born ethnic Chinese — 'yellow on the outside, white on the inside' — a term that can be neutral or pejorative depending on context.
Character by character
Memory hook: 香 (fragrant) + 蕉 (broad-leaf plant) — the 'fragrant broad-leaf plant' = banana.
Example sentences
我每天吃一根香蕉。
Wǒ měi tiān chī yì gēn xiāngjiāo.
I eat one banana every day.
neutral
香蕉很甜，我很喜欢。
Xiāngjiāo hěn tián, wǒ hěn xǐhuan.
Bananas are sweet; I really like them.
spoken
请帮我买几根香蕉。
Qǐng bāng wǒ mǎi jǐ gēn xiāngjiāo.
Please help me buy a few bananas.
spoken
孩子，不要把香蕉皮扔在地上。
Háizi, bú yào bǎ xiāngjiāo pí rēng zài dì shàng.
Kid, don't throw the banana peel on the ground.
spoken
这家店的香蕉牛奶很好喝。
Zhè jiā diàn de xiāngjiāo niúnǎi hěn hǎo hē.
The banana milk at this shop is really tasty.
spoken
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