Shareables · HSK 1 · 声 · Sound series
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 |
More from HSK 1
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- 您 · Politeness you can see — 您 is 你 with a heart underneath. That is the whole difference.
- 春节 · The words of Chinese New Year — Six words that cover the whole holiday, from the red envelope to the couplets on the door.
- 评 · Comment on your surroundings — Point at something real and say what you notice. This alone is a complete strategy — caveman Chinese is correct Chinese.
- 问 · Ask about their life — Hometown, family, children, grandchildren, work. Memorize a few of these — they get a person to open up about their past.
- 问 · 哪儿 Where — 哪儿 and 哪里 are the same question. It sits where the answer goes, so the word order never moves.
- 问 · 什么 What — 什么 attaches to the noun it asks about: 什么工作, 什么东西, 什么好吃的.
- 问 · 有…吗 Do you have — 有 + noun + 吗 is the whole question. Nothing else changes.
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