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相

xiāng

HSK 3 Character

What 相 means

1. each other
2. one another
3. mutually
4. fret on the neck of a pipa {琵琶|pí pa} (a fret on the soundboard is called a {品|pǐn})

Other readings

相 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xiàngappearance; portrait; picture
• Xiāngsurname Xiang

Example sentences

• 她相信他
  Tā xiāngxìn tā
  She trusts him.
• 相信我。
  Trust me.
• 教学相长。
  Teaching is learning.
• 我相信你。
  I believe you.
• 我相信他。
  I believe in him.
• 它相当大。
  It's quite large.

Words starting with 相

• 相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
• 相关xiāng guānrelated; relevant; pertinent
• 相同xiāng tóngidentical; same
• 相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
• 相当xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate; considerably
• 相对xiāng duìrelatively; opposite; to resist
• 相似xiāng sìsimilar; alike
• 相处xiāng chǔto be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact
• 相应xiāng yìngto correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part)
• 相差xiāng chàto differ
• 相等xiāng děngequal; equally; equivalent
• 相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another
• 相互xiāng hùeach other; mutual
• 相比xiāng bǐto compare
• 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机; at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow
• 相当于xiāng dāng yúequivalent to
• 相识xiāng shíto get to know each other; acquaintance
• 相遇xiāng yùto meet; to encounter; to come across
• 相爱xiāng àito love each other
• 相声xiàng shengcomic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk
• 相继xiāng jìin succession; following closely
• 相见xiāng jiànto see each other; to meet in person
• 相片xiàng piànimage; photograph
• 相貌xiàng màoappearance

Words containing 相

• 照相机zhào xiàng jīcamera
• 互相hù xiāngeach other; mutually; mutual
• 真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts
• 不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched; about the same
• 出洋相chū yáng xiàngto make a fool of oneself
• 亮相liàng xiàngto strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance…
• 长相zhǎng xiàngappearance; looks; profile
• 照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph
• 首相shǒu xiàngprime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
• 宰相zǎi xiàngprime minister (in feudal China)
• 争相zhēng xiāngto fall over each other in their eagerness to ...
• 似曾相识sì céng xiāng shídéjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)…
• 变相biàn xiàngin disguised form; covert
• 恰恰相反qià qià xiāng fǎnjust the opposite
• 不相干bù xiāng gānto be irrelevant; to have nothing to do with
• 丞相chéng xiàngthe most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)…
• 刮目相看guā mù xiāng kànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth…
• 面面相觑miàn miàn xiāng qùto look at each other in dismay (idiom)
• 息息相关xī xī xiāng guānclosely bound up (idiom); intimately related
• 竞相jìng xiāngcompetitive; eagerly; to vie
• 照相馆zhào xiàng guǎnphoto studio
• 素不相识sù bù xiāng shíto be total strangers (idiom)
• 朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔto spend all one's time together (idiom)
• 大相径庭dà xiāng jìng tíngas different as can be (idiom); poles apart

Characters built on 木

These share the phonetic component 木 (mù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 枪qiānggun; firearm; rifle
• 橡xiàngoak; Quercus serrata
• 梁liángroof beam; beam (structure); bridge
• 桨jiǎngoar; paddle
• 椋liángused in 椋鸟
• 樯qiángboom; mast

Characters that look like 相

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 档dàng(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes; (bound form) files…
• 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
• 栅zhàfence; also pr. shān
• 桐tóngtree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
• 桓huánChinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)
• 枸gōubent; crooked

Sounds the same

Read xiāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 箱box; trunk; chest
• 香fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
• 乡country or countryside; native place; home village or town
• 厢box (in theater); side room; side
• 镶to inlay; to embed; ridge
• 襄(literary) to assist
• 缃light yellow color
• 芗aromatic herb used for seasoning; variant of 香
• 骧(literary) to run friskily (of a horse); to raise; to hold high
• 忀to stroll; to ramble
• 欀inner lining of wooden utensils; component beam used in building construction…
• 𬙋cord to hold up sleeves