相互
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
相互 (xiānghù) · each other
相互 (xiānghù) means “each other; mutual”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 互 (mutually). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 相互 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
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)
互 hù · mutually
What 互 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Two hooks hooking eachother (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
同学们要相互帮助。Tóngxuémen yào xiānghù bāngzhù.Classmates should help each other.
我们应该相互了解。Wǒmen yīnggāi xiānghù liǎojiě.We should understand each other.
Questions about 相互
What does 相互 mean?
相互 (xiānghù) means “each other; mutual”.
How do you pronounce 相互?
相互 is pronounced xiānghù.
Which HSK level is 相互?
相互 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 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
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
Learn 相互 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.