湘 — Chinese character
湘
xiāng
Hunan province; the Xiangjiang river
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 氵 相
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 相
- Japanese
- 湘 as a kanji
Common words with 湘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湘妃竹 | xiāng fēi zhú | same as 斑竹 (bān zhú), mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 (Shùn) conc |
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