TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
香
香 ＝ 黍 ＋ 甘
ㄒㄧㄤ · xiāng
adj/noun — fragrant; a good smell; incense (香味, 香水)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
黍義millet, cooking grain
甘義sweet — a mouth with something held in it
Millet (黍) over sweet (甘) — cooking grain smelling sweet, the fragrance of food. From a good smell comes the appetizing and the well-liked: 香味、香水、吃香.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一鍋黍米（黍）煮開，甜（甘）香撲鼻。
A pot of millet (黍) comes to the boil and the sweet (甘) smell fills the room.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)香、芳香— fragrant, a good smell常用
→香味、香水— scent; perfume常用
⇒香 (燒香)— incense常用
⇒吃香— sought-after, well-liked
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
甘gān甘 is plain sweet; 香 stacks the grain above it for the smell of cooking food