翔
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xiáng · to soar, to hover, to glide

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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

羽Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 翔

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Example sentences

Notice where 翔 sits in each complete thought.

Xǔ duō niǎo ér gāo gāo dì fēi xiáng zài tiān kōng zhōng许多鸟儿高高地飞翔在天空中

Many birds fly high in the sky.

Source: Tatoeba #1144530 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén men pǔ biàn rènwéi xuán guà shì huá xiáng yùn dòng shì wēi xiǎn de.人们普遍认为悬挂式滑翔运动是危险的。

There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous.

Source: Tatoeba #1408104 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Niǎo ér zài kōng zhōng fēi xiáng.鸟儿在空中飞翔。

The birds soar in the air.

Source: Tatoeba #2254097 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ céng jīng mèng xiǎng zài tiān kōng fēi xiáng má?你曾經夢想在天空飛翔嗎?

Do you ever dream about flying through the sky?

Source: Tatoeba #870070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zǐ xiáng nà gè rén tài lǎo shí le, tán liàn ài dōu bèi dòng dé yào mìng.子翔那個人太老實了,談戀愛都被動得要命。

Tzu-hsiang's way too honest. He's hopelessly passive in relationships.

Source: Tatoeba #13523793 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú xiàng gǒu , zhè zhī hè cóng lái méi yǒu mèng xiǎng guò fēi xiáng.不像狗, 這隻鶴從來沒有夢想過飛翔。

The crane, unlike the dog, has never dreamed of flying.

Source: Tatoeba #761304 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 翔 in context

  1. Say xiáng, then recall the core meaning: to soar, to hover, to glide.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 飞翔 (fēi xiáng), meaning “to circle in the air”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 翔 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.