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丞相

chéng xiàng

2-character word

What 丞相 means

1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
2. prime minister

The characters in 丞相

• 丞chéngdeputy
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually

Sounds the same

Read chéng xiàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 成像to form an image; imaging
• 成象to form an image; to call to mind

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