xiāng

each other; one another; mutually

HSK 3 #152

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 152nd character
Radical ⽬ (109.4)
Strokes 9
Index # 1430

Definitions

相 xiāng
  1. 1. each other
  2. 2. one another
  3. 3. mutually
  4. 4. surname Xiang
  5. 5. fret on the neck of a pipa pí pa (a fret on the soundboard is called a pǐn)
相 xiàng
  1. 1. appearance
  2. 2. portrait
  3. 3. picture
  4. 4. government minister
  5. 5. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
  6. 6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  7. 7. (physics) phase

Stroke order

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Words containing 相

Word Meaning
prime minister of Shu; Zhuge Liang
one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related
word similarity effect
word similarity effect
phase modulation
phase modulation
the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
tactful; sensitive
in disguised form; covert
appearance (esp. superficial); looks
minister of finance
minister of finance
mean; stingy
mean; stingy
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
outward appearance; demeanor
outward appearance; demeanor
to treat utterly sincerely
to treat utterly sincerely
candidly sharing confidences
candidly sharing confidences
to lose one's good looks
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)