相
相 (xiāng) · mutual
相 (xiāng) means “mutual”. It is made of 木 + 目 and has 9 strokes.
Break 相 into its parts
What 相 is made of
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八 bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目 mù — eye
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
相 stroke order
Example sentences with 相同
我们的想法相同。Wǒmen de xiǎngfǎ xiāngtóng.Our ideas are the same.
这两个字相同吗？Zhè liǎng ge zì xiāngtóng ma?Are these two characters the same?
Words with 相
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
- 相反xiāngfǎnopposite
- 相片xiàngpiànphoto
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 相对xiāngduìrelatively
- 不相上下bùxiāngshàngxiàabout the same
- 相差xiāngchàto differ
- 相等xiāngděngequal
- 相辅相成xiāngfǔxiāngchéngto complement each other
- 相应xiāngyìngcorresponding
- 相声xiàngshengcrosstalk
- 真相zhēnxiàngthe truth
Also built with 木
- 休xiūrest
- 呆dāidull
- 困kùnsleepy
- 床chuángbed
- 未wèinot yet
- 末mòend
- 本běnmeasure word for books
- 术shùskill
- 朴pǔplain
- 朵duǒmeasure word for flowers and clouds
- 机jīmachine
- 朽xiǔdecayed
Quick facts
| Pinyin | xiāng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | mutual |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 目 (eye, #109) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 相
What does 相 mean?
相 (xiāng) means “mutual”.
How many strokes does 相 have?
相 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 相?
The radical of 相 is 目 (mù, “eye”), Kangxi radical number 109.
What parts make up 相?
相 is made of 木 (tree) and 目 (eye).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.