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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• 相随(相隨) to follow each other
• 互不相让(互不相讓) neither giving way to the other
• 相中 to find to one's taste; to pick (after looking at); Taiwan pr.
• 相契 well matched
• 海相沉积物(海相沉積物) oceanic sediment
• 缓急相济(緩急相濟) to help one another in difficulty; mutual assistance in extremity
• 紧密相联(緊密相聯) closely interrelated; intimately related
• 灵犀相通(靈犀相通) kindred spirits
• 互相勾结(互相勾結) to colude together
• 拱手相让(拱手相讓) to bow and give way; to surrender something readily
• 相机而动(相機而動) to wait for the opportune moment before taking action
• 相当(相當) similar to ; appropriate; suitable ; equivalent to; equal to ; considerably; to a certain extent
• 官官相护(官官相護) officials shield one another; a cover-up
• 相互兼容 mutually compatible
• 燕雀相贺(燕雀相賀) sparrow and swallow's congratulation; to congratulate somebody on completion of a building project
• 相思 to yearn; to pine
• 照相版 photogravure
• 相反 to be in conflict; to contradict ; to turn over
• 品相 condition
• 相册(相冊) photo album
• 拳脚相向(拳腳相向) to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb
• 胶漆相融(膠漆相融) to stick together like glue and lacquer
• 迭相 in succession; following closely; one after another
• 反脣相稽 to reject criticism by returning scorn ; mutual accusations
• 相依为命(相依為命) to depend on one another for survival
• 车头相(車頭相) photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
• 相合 to conform to; to fit with; to be compatible with
• 相待如宾(相待如賓) to treat each other like honored guests
• 恶相(惡相) an evil countenance; a bad omen
• 相离(相離) to be apart from each other
• 老相识(老相識) an old acquaintance
• 相对位置(相對位置) relative position
• 相似 to be similar; to resemble
• 哀乐相生(哀樂相生) grief and joy lead to each other
• 凶相(兇相) ferocious appearance
• 非相对论性(非相對論性) non-relativistic
• 相对主义(相對主義) relativism
• 鼎力相助 We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
• 休戚相关(休戚相關) closely related
• 相约(相約) to agree; to make an appointment
• 相空间(相空間) phase space (math., ordinary differential equations)
• 相框 a picture frame
• 衣钵相传(衣缽相傳) to hand down one's legacy to a favorable disciple
• 相思树属(相思樹属) Acacia
• 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)
• 口耳相传(口耳相傳) to teach orally
• 植物相 flora
• 实不相瞒(實不相瞞) truth to tell; to be quite honest...
• 类相应(類相應) kinds corresponding to each other

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