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
self-contradictory; to contradict oneself; inconsistent
as different as can be (idiom); poles apart
to make an appointment
similar
to meet (by chance); to come across
to alternate; to follow one another
to live together in harmony
to live in harmony; to get along with each other
rely on each other to live
to be intimate; close friend; paramour
relevant; to have to do with; coherent (Physics: light etc)
by comparison
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
tactful; sensitive
two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
handed down through generations
in succession; following closely
to treat
sumo wrestling; also pr. xiàng pū
love and care for each other deeply
photo studio
to be at odds with; to conflict with each other
to make a fool of oneself
fellow sufferers feel for each other
attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding