相(xiāng)

HSK 29 strokes
Readingsxiāngxiàng

surname Xiang

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Character information

Pinyin
xiāng / xiàng
Meaning
surname Xiang
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 相 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰木目

To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù目mù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 相 step by step

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

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Words with 相

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

hù互xiāng相
HSK 3

each other

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bù不xiāng相shàng上xià下
HSK 7-9

equally matched

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liàng亮xiàng相
HSK 7-9

to strike a pose (Chinese opera)

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sì似céng曾xiāng相shí识
HSK 7-9

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)

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shàng上xiāng相

photogenic; (old) high official

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shì世xiāng相

the ways of the world

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chéng丞xiàng相

the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)…

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yī一xiāng相qíng情yuàn愿

one's own wishful thinking

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Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 相’s common words

互不上下亮似曾识

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