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The Chinese word xiang - 相 - xiāng
(mutual in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

xiāng

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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced xiàng. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).

English translations

mutual"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to look"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
to see"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 相 ( xiāng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( xiang / xiāng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>mutual</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of xiāng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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相 is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

each other  |  together
相 ( xiang / xiāng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 165)
Chinese example words containing the character 相 ( xiang / xiāng )
互相 ( hùxiāng = each other ), 数码相机 ( shùmăxiàngjī = digital camera ), 数码相框 ( shùmăxiàngkuāng = digital photo frame ), 微单相机 ( wēidānxiàngjī = mirrorless camera ), 相当 ( xiāngdāng = quite ), 相反 ( xiāngfăn = opposite ), 相同 ( xiāngtóng = same ), 相信 ( xiāngxìn = to believe ), 相机包 ( xiàngjībāo = camera bag ), 运动相机 ( yùndòngxiàngjī = sports camera ), 照相 ( zhàoxiàng = to take a picture ), 照相机 ( zhàoxiàngjī = camera )
Other characters that are pronounced xiāng in Chinese
香 (fragrant) , 乡 (village) , 箱 (box)

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