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声旁 · 相 gives the sound
相 carries the sound in 6 characters, including 想.
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相xiāngsurname Xiang/each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])/appearance/portrait/picture/government minister/(physics) phase/(literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)/to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 相, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about)/to think of; to devise/to think (that); to believe (that)/to desire; to want (to)/to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 箱 | xiāng | box/trunk/chest |
| 厢 | xiāng | box (in theater)/side room/side |
| 湘 | xiāng | abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China/abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province |
| 葙 | xiāng | see 青葙, feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea) |
| 缃 | xiāng | light yellow color |
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A one-page Chinese lesson from the HSK 1 set, filed under 声 · Sound series. 相 carries the sound in 6 characters, including 想.
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Where it fits
The source: 相 in the dictionary.
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