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xiáng

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xiáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiáng | xiang2
English translation
to soar
to glide
variant of xiáng
> xiáng [xiáng]
to soar, to hover, to glide

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About xiáng

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

xiáng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

wings

Etymology of xiáng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

羊羽

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Yáng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Yáng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xiáng

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qiáo , jià 飞机 fēijī zài 天空 tiānkōng 飞翔 fēixiáng !

Look, a plane is flying in the sky.

这部影片 yǐng piàn shì yòng 摄影机 shè yǐng jī zài 悬挂 xuánguà shì 滑翔机 huá xiáng jī shǎng 拍摄 pāi shè de .

The film was taken by a camera mounted on a hang - glider.

悲伤 bēi shāng 恐惧 kǒngjù 解脱 jiě tuō 好象 hǎo xiàng 三只 diǎo , zài 脑海 nǎo hǎi 鼓翼飞翔 fēixiáng , shuí kěn 安顿 ān dùn 下来 xià lai .

Grief, horror, relief - they fluttered in her mind like birds, none of them willing to settle.

远远 yuǎn yuǎn le de Xià zhī 音乐 yīnyuè ,翱翔 aó xiáng Qiū jiān ,寻求 xún qiú de jiù lěi .

The music of the far - away summer flutters around the Autumn seeking its former nest.

翱翔 aó xiáng zhāo de 飞鸟 fēi niǎo 滑翔 huá xiáng yòng de sǎn , shì zhè jià 空前 kōng qián 成功 Chénggōng de 人力 rén lì 飞机 fēijī 设计 shèjì zhī 关键 guānjiàn .

Soaring birds and gliding wings were keys to the design of the first successful human - powered aircraft.

Words with xiáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
飞翔 fēixiáng to soar飛翔
xiáng to soar xiáng
刘翔 Liú Xiáng Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games劉翔
翱翔 aó xiáng to soar翱翔 aó xiáng
滑翔 huá xiáng to glide滑翔 huá xiáng
高翔 Gāo Xiáng Gao Xiang (1688-1753), Qing dynasty painter高翔 Gāo Xiáng
滑翔机 huá xiáng jī glider滑翔機
滑翔伞 huá xiáng sǎn paraglider滑翔傘
翔实 xiáng shí complete and accurate翔實
凤翔 Fèng xiáng Fengxiang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡 Bǎo jī [Bǎo​jī], Shaanxi鳳翔
贺军翔 Hè Jūn xiáng Mike He (1983-), Taiwanese actor賀軍翔
凤翔县 Fèng xiáng Xiàn Fengxiang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡 Bǎo jī [Bǎo​jī], Shaanxi鳳翔縣

xiáng Decomposition & Compounds

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xiáng Decomposition

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