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Xiāng

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Xiāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xiāng | Xiang1
English translation
surname Xiang
each other
one another
mutually
appearance
portrait
picture
government minister
(physics) phase
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

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About Xiāng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Xiāng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To stare  at a tree , meaning to observe

Etymology of Xiāng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木目

Explanation

Represents an eye () observing a tree (). Based on the original meaning "observe". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "compare; mutual; each other".

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Example sentences using Xiāng

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相当 xiāngdāng 克制 kèzhì 自己 zìjǐ ,声张 shēng zhāng de fēn le shǒu .

He was so moderate as to leave her without noise.

收支 shōu zhī 相抵 xiāng dǐ ,净存两千 Yuán .

The accounts show a surplus of 2,000 yuan.

摄影记者 shè yǐng jì zhě men de 长短 cháng duǎn 火炮 huǒ pào de 镜头 jìngtóu yǒng zhāo 我们 wǒmen dōu 圈圈 quān quan 照相 zhào xiàng .

Photographers from the press would crowd around us to take pictures.

Lěng shì 相反 xiāngfǎn de .

" Hot " and " cold " are contrary terms.

Néng Jiào 如何 rúhé 使用 shǐyòng 这个 zhè ge 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī ?

Can you show me how I can handle this camera?

Words with Xiāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
相信 xiāngxìn to believe相信 xiāngxìn
相关 xiāngguān related相關
Xiāng appearance Xiāng
相当 xiāngdāng equivalent to相當
真相 zhēnxiàng the truth about sth真相 zhēnxiàng
相对 xiāngduì relatively相對
相比 xiāng bǐ to compare相比 xiāng bǐ
互相 hùxiāng each other互相 hùxiāng
相同 xiāngtóng same相同 xiāngtóng
相互 xiāng hù each other相互 xiāng hù
相应 xiāngyìng to correspond相應
相处 xiāngchǔ to associate相處
相机 xiàng jī at the opportune moment相機
相反 xiāngfǎn opposite相反 xiāngfǎn
相似 xiāngsì to resemble相似 xiāngsì
相爱 xiāng aì to love each other相愛
首相 shǒu xiàng prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)首相 shǒu xiàng
亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera)亮相 liàng xiàng
相当于 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to相當於
相遇 xiāng yù to meet相遇 xiāng yù
相继 xiāng jì in succession相繼
相符 xiāng fú to match相符 xiāng fú
长相 zhǎng xiàng looks長相
相差 xiāngchà to differ相差 xiāngchà
相片 xiàng piàn image相片 xiàng piàn

Xiāng Decomposition & Compounds

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Xiāng Decomposition

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Xiāng Compounds

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