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
neither giving way to the other
point-and-shoot camera; compact camera
to answer back sarcastically (idiom); to retort
horoscope
prime minister (in feudal China)
moon phases; appearance of the moon
closely linked with one another; to interrelate
to repel one another; mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic)
wish we met earlier; feel like old friends
one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
vicious look fully shown; true cruel nature seen
interdependent
to spread the news (idiom)
to multiply (math.); multiplication
to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
from the same origin; passed down as one line
to be closely related; to be in the same boat
ferocious appearance
to complement one another well
at a stalemate; deadlocked
to face each other; to look at one another
single phase (elec.)
to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)