相声
Old HSK 6
相声 (xiàngsheng) · crosstalk
相声 (xiàngsheng) means “crosstalk; comic dialogue”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 声 (sound, voice). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 相声 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)
声 shēng · sound, voice
What 声 is made of
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷最喜欢听相声。Yéye zuì xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng.Grandpa loves listening to crosstalk.
这段相声让大家笑个不停。Zhè duàn xiàngsheng ràng dàjiā xiào gè bùtíng.This comic dialogue kept everyone laughing.
Questions about 相声
What does 相声 mean?
相声 (xiàngsheng) means “crosstalk; comic dialogue”.
How do you pronounce 相声?
相声 is pronounced xiàngsheng.
Which HSK level is 相声?
相声 is in Old HSK 6.
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
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
Learn 相声 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 198: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.