相 xiāng

1. xiāng adverb each other; one another; mutually
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 互相, for example, in the idiom 自相矛盾 'self-contradictory' (CCI '自相矛盾'; CCD 1 '相' 1; FE '相' 1; GHDC 1 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 1, p. 497); 相 may be used in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 136). For example, 獸相食，且人惡之。'Beasts devour one another, and men hate them for doing so.' (Mengzi: 1.4/2/21, translation by Legge)
2. xiàng verb to observe; to assess
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 观察 (CCD 2 '相'; GHDC 2 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 3, p. 497)
3. xiàng noun appearance; portrait; picture
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 2; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 1)
4. xiàng noun countenance; personage; character; disposition
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497)
5. xiàng verb to aid; to help
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 辅助 (GHDC 2 '相' 3; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 3; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497)
6. xiāng noun a chancellor; a prime minister; a high minister
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 宰相 or 丞相 (GHDC 2 '相' 5; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 2; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1673)
7. xiàng noun a sign; a mark; appearance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497)
8. xiāng auxiliary verb alternately; in turn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiāng auxiliary verb; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 2, p. 497)
9. xiāng proper noun Xiang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD 1 '相' 3; GHDC 1 '相' 4; Guoyu '相' xiāng n 1)
10. xiāng noun form substance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 实质 (FE '相' 2; GHDC 1 '相' 3)
11. xiāng verb to express
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 1 '相' 2)
12. xiàng verb to choose
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 选择 (GHDC 2 '相' 6; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 5)
13. xiāng proper noun Xiang
    Domain: History 历史 , Concept: Ancient City 古城
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 8)
14. xiāng noun an ancient musical instrument
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 10; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 4)
15. xiāng noun the seventh lunar month
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相月 (GHDC 2 '相' 11)
16. xiāng verb to compare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比较 (Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 2)
17. xiàng verb to divine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 占视 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 2)
18. xiàng verb to administer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 4)
19. xiàng noun helper for a blind person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiàng n 3)
20. xiāng noun rhythm [music]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3, p. 497)
21. xiāng noun the upper frets of a pipa
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3a, p. 497)
22. xiāng noun coralwood
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In 相思豆, see 海红豆 (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 4, p. 497; Wikipedia '海红豆')
23. xiàng noun ministry
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1a, p. 497)
24. xiàng verb to supplement; to enhance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 2, p. 497)

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• 相当于(相當於) equivalent to
• 同类相聚(同類相聚) like kinds gather together
• 星相 astrology and physiognomy
• 五行相生 the five elements give rise to one another
• 相生相克(相生相剋) giving rise to and then overcoming each other
• 相平面 phase plane (math., ordinary differential equations)
• 相碰撞 to collide with one another
• 刻骨相思 deep-seated lovesickness
• 相恶(相惡) to hate one another
• 相似性 resemblance; similarity
• 相角 phase angle
• 相交数(相交數) intersection number
• 教学相长(教學相長) when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
• 车头相(車頭相) photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
• 电磁相互作用(電磁相互作用) electromagnetic interaction (between particles); electromagnetic force
• 班荆相对(班荊相對) to treat somebody with courtesy
• 相聚 to meet together; to assemble
• 一脉相承(一脈相承) traceable to the same stock; of a common origin
• 红嘴相思鸟(紅嘴相思鳥) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
• 儐相 ceremonial attendant ; attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
• 相同名字 like-named; having the same name
• 首尾相接 to join head to tail; bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
• 犬牙相制 dog's fangs interlocking; opposing sides interlocking
• 相依 interdependent
• 形影相随(形影相隨) body and shadow follow each other; inseparable
• 相交 to intersect ; to be friends
• 相让(相讓) to concede; to compromise with each other
• 相向 to face one another; face-to-face
• 词相似效应(詞相似效應) word similarity effect
• 相近 to be close to; to be similar to
• 箕裘相继(箕裘相繼) to learn a family profession
• 海相 marine facies
• 亮相 to strike a pose (Chinese opera); to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc)
• 犬牙相错(犬牙相錯) dog's fangs interlocking; opposing forces interlocking
• 相对位置(相對位置) relative position
• 互相监督(互相監督) mutual supervision
• 相伴 to accompany; to accompany each other
• 怪相 grotesque visage; grimace
• 核相互作用 nuclear interaction
• 副相 deputy prime minister
• 相斥 mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic); to repel one another
• 言行相诡(言行相詭) words and actions are contrary to each other
• 相架 picture frame
• 真相 the truth about something; the actual facts
• 相手蟹 crab of the family Sesarmidae
• 相濡以沫 to moisten with spittle; sharing meager resources; mutual help in humble circumstances
• 雅相 elegant appearance; dignity
• 相关系数(相關係數) correlation coefficient
• 凶相毕露(兇相畢露) show one's ferocious appearance; the atrocious features revealed; with fangs bared
• 相认(相認) to know each other; to recognize; to identify; to acknowledge (an old relationship)

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