• 152nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 334 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāng (Xiang1)surname Xiang
2. xiāng (xiang1)each other • one another • mutually
3. xiàng (xiang4)appearance • portrait • picture

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

互相 
相信 
相册 (相冊)
相爱 (相愛)
相机 (相機)
相当 (相當)
相亲 (相親)
真相 

Uncommon

亮相 
意气相投 (意氣相投)
照相 
照相机 (照相機)
相互 
相交 
相伴 
相似 
相依 
相依为命 (相依為命)
相传 (相傳)
相公 
相助 
相反 
相同 
相对 (相對)
相差 
相干 
相待 
相应 (相應)
相恋 (相戀)
相投 
相撞 
相会 (相會)
相望 
相比 
相濡以沫 
相片 
相当于 (相當於)
相称 (相稱)
相约 (相約)
相继 (相繼)
相聚 
相声 (相聲)
相处 (相處)
相见 (相見)
相见恨晚 (相見恨晚)
相识 (相識)
相貌 
相通 
相逢 
相连 (相連)
相遇 
相邻 (相鄰)
相关 (相關)
相隔 
臭味相投 
卖相 (賣相)
长相 (長相)

RareShow 277

#Back to top
  • 4547th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ru2)dilatory • to moisten

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (xu1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ru2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the same pinyin final.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

Common

相濡以沫 

RareShow 6

#Back to top
  • 23rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.47% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 239 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yi3)abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
2. (yi3)to use • according to • so as to • by means of • in order to • by • with • because

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yi3)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin initial.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Uncommon

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

RareShow 225

#Back to top
  • 2490th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo4)foam • suds

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

Common

泡沫 

Uncommon

唾沫 
白沫 
相濡以沫 

RareShow 18

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.