湘(xiāng)

12 strokes

abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China

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Character information

Pinyin
xiāng
Meaning
abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 湘 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵相

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 相 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ相xiāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 湘 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 湘

Common words using 湘 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

liáng梁xiāng湘

Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan

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xiāng湘jù剧

Xiang opera (Hunan)

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xiāng湘yǒng勇

Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly k…

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xiāng湘dōng东

see 湘东区

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xiāng湘jiāng江

the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

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xiāng湘tán潭

see 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4]

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xiāng湘tán潭shì市

Xiangtan, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]

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xiāng湘tán潭xiàn县

Xiangtan, a county in Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan

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From 湘’s common words

梁剧勇东江潭市县

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