相 — Chinese character
相
xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Radical
- 109 ⽬ (Eye)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 木 目
- Formation
- ideographic — To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe
- Japanese
- 相 as a kanji
Common words with 相
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related; relevant |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 相当 (相當) | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 相对 (相對) | xiāng duì | relatively; opposite |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other; mutually |
| 相互 | xiāng hù | each other; mutual |
| 相应 (相應) | xiāng yìng | to correspond; answering (one another) |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth about sth; the actual facts |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 相似 | xiāng sì | similar; alike |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
English words written with 相
- related
- camera
- appearance
- connected
- relatively
- opposite
- relevant
- competitive
- equally
- identical
- alike
- corresponding
相 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 14 · Analects 10 · Art of War 14 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 63 · Zhuangzi 196 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 20
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 60
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Analects 3.2
- Analects 11.25
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