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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• 言行相顾(言行相顧) words and actions are consistent with each other
• 相守 to protect each other until the hair turns white
• 真相毕露(真相畢露) real face fully revealed; to unmask and expose the whole truth
• 辅相(輔相) a prime minister; a chancellor; a minister
• 季相 characteristic nature of some season
• 命与之相连(命與之相連) their lives are intervowen
• 形影相随(形影相隨) body and shadow follow each other; inseparable
• 丞相 a senior minister; a prime minister; chancellor
• 核相互作用 nuclear interaction
• 赤诚相见(赤誠相見) candidly sharing confidences
• 箕裘相继(箕裘相繼) to learn a family profession
• 相配人 match (couple); persons well suited for each other
• 貌相 appearance (especially superficial); looks; to judge a person by appearances
• 动物相(動物相) fauna
• 变相(變相) a change in appearance or external form
• 息息相关(息息相關) closely bound up; intimately related ; closely related
• 自相残杀(自相殘殺) to massacre one another; internecine strife
• 两虎相争，必有一伤(兩虎相爭，必有一傷) if two tigers fight, one will get injured; if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
• 素不相能 unable to get along
• 互相 each other; mutually
• 世相 the way the world is
• 坦诚相见(坦誠相見) to trust one another fully; to treat somebody with sincerity
• 形影相吊(形影相弔) with only body and shadow to comfort each other; extremely sad and lonely
• 相命者 fortune teller
• 意气相投(意氣相投) to have the same feelings as
• 教学相长(教學相長) when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
• 同病相怜(同病相憐) fellow sufferers empathize with each other; misery loves company
• 端相 to observe closely
• 单镜反光相机(單鏡反光相機) single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
• 相亲(相親) a blind date; an arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner ; to be deeply attached to each other
• 扮相 the appearance of an actor or actress in costume or makeup
• 人生何处不相逢(人生何處不相逢) it's a small world
• 广义相对论(廣義相對論) general relativity; general theory of relativity
• 相联(相聯) to interact; interrelated
• 言行相诡(言行相詭) words and actions are contrary to each other
• 相互兼容 mutually compatible
• 痛痒相关(痛癢相關) closely related
• 针锋相投(針鋒相投) points of a needle attract each other
• 相互关系(相互關係) mutual relations; common interest
• 水相 aqueous solution
• 骨肉相残(骨肉相殘) close kindred slaughter one another; internecine strife
• 自相惊扰(自相驚擾) to frighten one another
• 相簿 photo album
• 反脣相讥(反脣相譏) to reject criticism by returning scorn
• 相通 identical ; conspiring
• 面面相觑(面面相覷) to look at each other in dismay
• 仇人相见，分外眼红(仇人相見，分外眼紅) when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred
• 拱手相让(拱手相讓) to bow and give way; to surrender something readily
• 同类相动(同類相動) like kinds attract each other

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