湘 xiāng

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Traditional form

湘 xiāng

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

water

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵相

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

相 Xiāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 相 Xiāng represents the sound.

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分 fēn 三 Sān 大 dà 方言 Fāngyán : 湘西 Xiāng xī 、黔东和 hé 川黔滇.

Three major dialects: western Hunan , eastern Guizhou , and Sichuan , Guizhou and Yunnan.

湘 xiāng 绣 xiù 长 cháng 于绣狮 shī 、虎 hǔ 题材 tícái .

The most common designs on Xiang embroidery are lions and tigers.

据说 jùshuō ,湘 xiāng 人 rén 吃 chī 辣 là , 与 yú 地理 dìlǐ 位置 wèizhi 有关 yǒu guān .

Said Xiang people eat, and the geographical location.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 湘 xiāng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
湘 xiāng	abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province	湘 xiāng
潇湘 Xiāo xiāng	other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江 Xiāng jiāng [Xiāngjiāng] in Hunan province	瀟湘
湘江 Xiāng jiāng	the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province	湘江 Xiāng jiāng
湘潭 Xiāng tán	Xiangtan prefecture level city in Hunan	湘潭 Xiāng tán
湘军 Xiāng jūn	Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion	湘軍
湘西 Xiāng xī	western Hunan	湘西 Xiāng xī
湘菜 Xiāng cài	Hunan cuisine	湘菜 Xiāng cài
湘潭市 Xiāng tán shì	Xiangtan prefecture level city in Hunan	湘潭市 Xiāng tán shì
湘潭县 Xiāng tán xiàn	Xiangtan county in Xiangtan 湘潭 Xiāng tán [Xiāngtán], Hunan	湘潭縣
湘乡 Xiāng xiāng	Xiangxiang county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭 Xiāng tán [Xiāngtán], Hunan	湘鄉
湘绣 Xiāng xiù	Hunan embroidery	湘繡
湘黔 Xiāng Qián	Hunan-Guizhou	湘黔 Xiāng Qián
临湘市 Lín xiāng shì	Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽\|岳阳 Yuè yáng [Yuèyáng], Hunan	臨湘市
临湘 Lín xiāng	Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽\|岳阳 Yuè yáng [Yuèyáng], Hunan	臨湘
湘阴 Xiāng yīn	Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽\|岳阳 Yuè yáng [Yuèyáng], Hunan	湘陰
湘语 Xiāng yǔ	Xiang (Hunanese) dialect spoken in Hunan Province	湘語
湘西土家族苗族自治州 Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu	Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首 Jí shǒu	湘西土家族苗族自治州 Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
湘乡市 Xiāng xiāng shì	Xiangxiang county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭 Xiāng tán [Xiāngtán], Hunan	湘鄉市
湘剧 Xiāng jù	Xiang opera (Hunan)	湘劇
湘阴县 Xiāng yīn xiàn	Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽\|岳阳 Yuè yáng [Yuèyáng], Hunan	湘陰縣
湘东区 Xiāng dōng qū	Xiangdong district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市\|萍乡市 Píng xiāng shì , Jiangxi	湘東區
梁湘 Liáng Xiāng	Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan	梁湘 Liáng Xiāng
湘潭地区 Xiāng tán dì qū	Xiangtan prefecture in Hunan	湘潭地區
湘桥区 Xiāng qiáo qū	Xiangqiao district of Chaozhou city 潮州市 Cháo zhōu shì [Cháozhōushì], Guangdong	湘橋區
蒸湘 Zhēng xiāng	Zhengxiang district of Hengyang city 衡陽市\|衡阳市 Héng yáng shì [Héngyángshì], Hunan	蒸湘 Zhēng xiāng