相
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xiāng / xiàng · mutual, reciprocal

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Readings & meanings

相 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

xiāng

each other; one another; mutually

相信xiāng xìn · to believe
xiàng

appearance; portrait; picture

相机xiàng jī · camera
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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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目Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 相

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xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
xiàngappearance; portrait; picture
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Example sentences

Notice where 相 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ shuō de shì zhēn de.我相信你说的是真的。

I think what you say is true.

Source: Tatoeba #1695468 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà tiān wǒ diū le wǒ de zhào xiàngjī.那天我丢了我的照相机。

I lost my camera the other day.

Source: Tatoeba #401123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zuò de hé wǒ yāoqiú de xiāng fǎn.他做的和我要求的相反。

He did the reverse of what I asked.

Source: Tatoeba #8605871 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ hé wǒ yǒu xiāng tóng de xiǎng fǎ.你和我有相同的想法。

You and I have the same idea.

Source: Tatoeba #895655 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè hěn nán xiāngchǔ de nán rén.他是个很难相处的男人。

He is a man hard to get on with.

Source: Tatoeba #367909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiāng dāng yǒu zì xìn wǒ néng zuò dào zhè yì diǎn.我相当有自信我能做到这一点。

I'm fairly confident that I can do that.

Source: Tatoeba #8792042 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 相 in context

  1. Say xiāng / xiàng, then recall the core meaning: mutual, reciprocal.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 相信 (xiāng xìn), meaning “to believe”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 相 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.