xiāng

mutual, reciprocal, each other

HSK 3 #152

DEFINITIONS

相 xiāng
  • surname Xiang
  • each other
  • one another
  • mutually
  • fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
相 xiàng
  • appearance
  • portrait
  • picture
  • government minister
  • (physics) phase
  • (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  • to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

STROKES

WORDS

思 dān xiāng sī one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing
思病 xiāng sī bìng lovesickness
pò xiàng (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself
shǒu xiàng palmistry; features of a palm (in palmistry)
依 xiāng yī to be interdependent
抵 xiāng dǐ to balance up; to offset; to counterbalance
xīng xiàng astrology and physiognomy
濡以沫 xiāng rú yǐ mò to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources; mutual help in humble circumstances
关性 xiāng guān xìng correlation
短兵接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat; to fight at close quarters
狭路逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom); fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
似性 xiāng sì xìng resemblance; similarity
萍水逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
劝 xiāng quàn to persuade; to exhort; to advise
接 xiāng jiē to merge with; interlinking; to join with; to interlock
兵戎见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
守望助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors; mutual help and protection
guài xiàng grotesque visage; grimace
běn xiàng original form
联 xiāng lián to interact; interrelated
kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
jìng xiāng competitive; eagerly; to vie
chǒu xiàng ugly expression; unsightly manners
miàn xiàng facial features; appearence; physiognomy
chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister