香（xiang）
Name meaning
香 (Xiang) carries fragrance and the idea of a good influence that travels outward cleanly. In a name it suggests charm, reputation and a presence felt through refinement rather than force.
Practical naming use
香 (Xiang) is useful when a name needs fragrance, good reputation rather than a generic pleasant sound. Its register is graceful, classic, so it can support a girl name that feels culturally legible, visually compact and easy to explain. The character should be paired with a second character that gives the image a human scene: learning, calm action, public responsibility, graceful movement or long-range aspiration.
Pair 香 (Xiang) with characters that soften or complete its core image. Bright partners make it more optimistic; scholarly partners make it more literate; water or nature partners make it calmer; virtue partners make it more formal.
香安 (Xiangan): Xiang contributes fragrance, good reputation; An adds peace, safety.
Reference
Zhou Dunyi · Ai Lian Shuo
Historical / name-use references
孙尚香 (Sun Shangxiang)
traditional literary name for Lady Sun in Three Kingdoms reception; 香 (Xiang) appears directly in this recorded name, style name, title, or literary nickname.