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
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
the ways of the world
event-related potential
event-related potential
fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
neither giving way to the other
interdependent
to shirk responsibility; to pass the buck
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
mutual supervision
mutual supervision
interconnected; mutually related
interconnected; mutually related
interlinked
interlinked
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
it's a small world (idiom)
it's a small world (idiom)
physiognomy
physiognomy; face reading to judge character