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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• 朱白文相间印(朱白文相間印) red and white characters combined seal
• 傻瓜相机(傻瓜相機) point-and-shoot camera; compact camera
• 命相 horoscope
• 短兵相接 short-weaponed soldiery fight one another; fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
• 两不相欠(兩不相欠) to be even; to be quits; to be even-steven
• 瑞相 an auspicious image
• 相图(相圖) phase diagram ; phase portrait
• 相濡以沫 to moisten with spittle; sharing meager resources; mutual help in humble circumstances
• 相恋(相戀) to love each other
• 同类相吸(同類相吸) like attracts like
• 道不同不相为谋(道不同不相為謀) persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together; to go separate ways
• 王侯将相(王侯將相) nobles, generals, and ministers
• 素不相识(素不相識) to be total strangers
• 相连(相連) to link; to join; link; to connect
• 数码单镜头反光相机(數碼單鏡頭反光相機) digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR)
• 相关性(相關性) correlation
• 冰炭不相容 as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals
• 吉人自有天相 Heaven helps the worthy
• 宰相 chancellor; prime minister
• 肝胆相照(肝膽相照) utter devotion to each other; to show total devotion
• 相随(相隨) to follow each other
• 相声(相聲) comic dialog; sketch; cross talk
• 刻骨相思 deep-seated lovesickness
• 相守 to protect each other until the hair turns white
• 竞相(競相) competitive; eager
• 互相勾结在一起(互相勾結在一起) collude together
• 相好 to be intimate; to be close friends
• 自相矛盾 to contradict oneself; self-contradictory
• 冤冤相报何时了(冤冤相報何時了) if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
• 两虎相斗，必有一伤(兩虎相鬥，必有一傷) when two tigers fight, one will get injured; if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
• 互相为谋(互相為謀) to plot together
• 动物相(動物相) fauna
• 相灭相生(相滅相生) destroying each other and giving rise to each other
• 相安无事(相安無事) to live together in harmony
• 自相 mutual; each other; one another ; individual characteristics
• 照相馆(照相館) photography studio
• 相安 amiable
• 世代相传(世代相傳) passed on from generation to generation; to hand down
• 将相双权(將相雙權) to hold both military and civilian power
• 害相思病 sick with love
• 吃相 table manners
• 相纸(相紙) photographic paper
• 相生 to give rise to one another
• 鹬蚌相争(鷸蚌相爭) sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both)
• 互不相让(互不相讓) neither giving way to the other

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