TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
香港
ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄤˇ · Xiānggǎng
proper noun — Hong Kong; Special Administrative Region of China on the Pearl River Delta
字源 FORM — what the parts do
香fragrant; incense (香味的香)xiāng禾 (grain/rice) + 甘 (sweet): the sweet fragrance rising from cooked grain or burning incense wood
港harbor; port (港口的港)gǎng氵 (water) + 巷 (alley/lane): a water-lane between land masses — a natural harbor channel
香港，香味的香，港口的港。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
香木（香）出海走巷道（港）——昔日販香木的小港口，名字留了下來。
Fragrant wood (香) shipped through the water-lane (港) — a small harbor once known for its incense trade, and the name stayed.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
澳門ÀoménMacao — the paired SAR across the Pearl River Delta廣州GuǎngzhōuGuangzhou — the major mainland city of the same Pearl River Delta region