xiàng
towards
to face
to turn towards
direction
to support
to side with
shortly before
formerly
always
all along
xiǎng
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
xiāng
each other
one another
mutually
xiàng
appearance
portrait
picture
government minister
(physics) phase
(literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
xiàng
to resemble
to be like
to look as if
such as
appearance
image
portrait
image under a mapping (math.)
xiàng
back of neck
item
thing
term (in a mathematical formula)
sum (of money)
classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
xiāng
fragrant
sweet smelling
aromatic
savory or appetizing
(to eat) with relish
(of sleep) sound
perfume or spice
joss or incense stick
CL:根[gen1]
xiǎng xiang
to have a think about it
recall...
xiáng
to surrender
to capitulate
to subdue
to tame
xiàng
elephant
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
shape
form
appearance
to imitate
xiǎng
to enjoy
to benefit
to have the use of
xiǎng
echo
sound
noise
to make a sound
to sound
to ring
loud
classifier for noises
xiāng
country or countryside
native place
home village or town
township (PRC administrative unit)
Liú Xiáng
Liu Xiang (1983-), Chinese gold-medal hurdler of the 2004 Olympic Games
Xiāng
abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China
abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
ěr shóu néng xiáng
see 耳熟能詳|耳熟能详[ěr shú néng xiáng]
xiáng
to soar
to glide
variant of 詳|详[xiang2]
xiǎng
(literary) to offer food and drinks
to entertain
xiāng
to help
to assist
mutual assistance
to rush into or up
to raise or hold up
high
tall
old variant of 欀
chariot horse (old)
change (old)
xiāng
to inlay
to embed
ridge
border
duān xiang
to look over carefully
to scrutinize
xiāng
box (in theater)
side room
side
Xiàng Yǔ
Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor
jìn xiang
income
receipts
earnings
revenue
Gāo Xiáng
Gao Xiang (1688-1753), Qing dynasty painter
Xiáng ān
Xiang'an district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian
xiàng
to tend toward
to guide
variant of 向
bà wáng bié jī
Xiang Yu bids farewell to his favorite concubine (classic subject)
Farewell my concubine (film by Chen Kaige)
xiāng
aromatic herb used for seasoning
variant of 香[xiang1]
xiāng
variant of 鄉|乡[xiang1]
country
village
xiāng
(literary) to run friskily (of a horse)
to raise
to hold high
xiáng
asylum for the aged
school
Xiáng ān qū
Xiang'an district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian
Xiāng yǔ
Xiang (Hunanese) dialect spoken in Hunan Province
xiāng
see 青葙, feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
àn dù Chén cāng
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Cài Xiāng
Cai Xiang (1012-1067), Song calligrapher
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] in 206 BC)
fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
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