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one another

HSK 2 N2
Abstract →Miscellaneous
xiāng, xiàng
ソウ、ショウ
あい-
상
Depicts an eye (目) looking at a tree (木). Based on the original meaning "look at". The meaning of this character has shifted over time to "compare" and "each other".
Components
木 tree+ 目 eye =
相 one another
木 Iconic component
mù tree
目 Iconic component
mù eye
Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
相
Regular
Modern
Chinese
相 [Xiāng]
surname Xiang
相 [xiāng]
each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí​pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])
相 [xiàng]
appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
Japanese
相 あい 同音
prefix together; mutually; fellow
相 そう 同音

noun

  1. aspect; appearance; look
  2. physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune)
  3. grammar aspect
  4. physicschemistry phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
相 しょう 同音
suffix minister (of a government department)
交々 、 交交 、 交 、 相 、 更 こもごも 同音
adverb usually kana alternately; in succession
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
相 あい
Ai female given namesurname
相 あいじ
Aiji unclassified name
相 あいたか
Aitaka surname
相 たすく
Tasuku given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
相信 [xiāng​xìn] #168
to be convinced (that sth is true)
相关 [xiāng​guān] #3,049
related
相关 [xiāng​guān] #3,049
related
相当 [xiāng​dāng] #1,232
equivalent to
相当 [xiāng​dāng] #1,232
equivalent to
真相 [zhēn​xiàng] #991
the truth about sth
相对 [xiāng​duì] #6,212
relatively
相对 [xiāng​duì] #6,212
relatively
相比 [xiāng​bǐ] #4,548
to compare
互相 [hù​xiāng] #1,616
each other
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 相手 [あいて] #176
companion
⭐ 相談 [そうだん] #908
consultation
⭐ 相当 [そうとう] #1,107
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)
⭐ 相変わらず [あいかわらず] #1,395
as usual
⭐ 合図 [あいず] #2,447
sign
相手にする [あいてにする] #2,669
to keep company
⭐ 相応しい [ふさわしい] #4,113
appropriate
⭐ 可哀想 [かわいそう] #4,519
poor
⭐ 相性 [あいしょう] #4,726
affinity
相手をする [あいてをする] #4,846
to keep company
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KOREAN WORDS (24)
상대 #9,034
facing each other
상담 #10,856
consultation; counseling
인상 #13,435
impression
상호 #27,088
being mutual
근친상간
incest
동병상련
sympathizing
말相
long face; horse-like face
상관성
correlation; interrelationship
상극
opposite; disaccord; incompatibility
상담소
counseling center; consultancy; counseling service agency
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