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
unrequited longing; one-sided lovesickness
lovesickness
to disfigure
palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)
to be interdependent
to offset; to balance up; to counterbalance
astrology and physiognomy
mutual help in humble circumstances
correlation
to fight at close quarters
fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
similarity; resemblance
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
to persuade; to advise; to exhort
to join with; to merge with; to interlock
to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
mutual help and protection
grimace; grotesque visage
original form
interrelated; to interact
to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
eagerly; to vie; competitive
ugly expression; unsightly manners
facial features; appearence; physiognomy
ancient chief minister; chancellor