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翔
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soar

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions →Movement
xiáng
ショウ
かけ.る、と.ぶ
상
Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.
Components
羽 feathers+ 羊 sheep =
翔 soar
羽 Meaning component
yǔ feathers
feather, plume
羊 Phonetic component
yáng sheep
sheep, goat
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Notes
Similar Characters
塌 fall down溻 wet褟 inner shirt or singlet蹋 tread遢 negligent鳎 sole (simp)扇 fan榻 cot羿 legendary archer翁 elderly man翅 fins翊 assist翎 plume翕 agree (iii)翘 turn up (simp)翟 pheasant翠 emerald green翡 emerald翥 off翦 scissors
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
翔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
翔 [xiáng]
to soar; to glide; variant of 詳|详[xiáng]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
翔 かける
Kakeru female given name
翔 かけれ
Kakere female given name
翔 しょう
Shou female given namesurname
翔 しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
翔 せすな
Sesuna female given name
翔 つばさ
Tsubasa female given name
翔 なつる
Natsuru female given name
翔 やすら
Yasura female given name
翔 ゆき
Yuki female given name
翔 はゆる
Hayuru given name
CHINESE WORDS (39)
飞翔 [fēi​xiáng] #7,218
to circle in the air
飞翔 [fēi​xiáng] #7,218
to circle in the air
刘翔 [Liú​Xiáng] #5,482
Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games
刘翔 [Liú​Xiáng] #5,482
Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games
翱翔 [áo​xiáng] #16,087
to soar
滑翔 [huá​xiáng] #15,459
to glide
高翔 [Gāo​Xiáng] #19,257
Gao Xiang (1688-1753), Qing dynasty painter
滑翔机 [huá​xiáng​jī] #26,605
glider
滑翔机 [huá​xiáng​jī] #26,605
glider
滑翔伞 [huá​xiáng​sǎn] #31,931
paraglider
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JAPANESE WORDS (15)
⭐ 飛ぶ [とぶ] #689
to fly
羽ばたく [はばたく] #8,915
to flap (wings)
飛翔 [ひしょう] #11,332
flight
⭐ 駆ける [かける] #14,254
to run
飛翔体 [ひしょうたい] #60,019
flying object (e.g. rocket, missile)
⭐ 翔る [かける] #63,287
to soar
天翔る [あまがける] #97,096
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
翔破 [しょうは] #126,603
completing a flight
競翔 [きょうしょう] #176,710
flying race (between pigeons)
飛び翔る [とびかける] #191,925
to fly
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