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Mandarin · pinyin xiāng#

each other
one another
mutually
fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 pí pa (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品 pǐn)

Mandarin · pinyin 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)

Mandarin · pinyin Xiāng#

surname Xiang

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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other

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soeng1 · soeng2 · soeng3

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character

to see for oneself; to evaluate by seeing for oneself
mutually; reciprocally; towards each other; one another
together; jointly
successively; one after another
used before a verb to indicate the action is performed by one person towards another
a surname

character

to look at; to examine the appearance and judge; to observe
looks; appearance; features
posture; bearing
demeanour; manners
photo; picture; photograph (Classifier: 張／张 m c; 幅 c)
phase; exterior; stage; period
(physics) phase
(geology) facies
to physiognomise; to practise physiognomy; to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
physiognomy; practice of physiognomy
to choose; to pick
to assist; to help; to oversee
(Chinese mythology) Xiang of Xia (fifth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)
(chiefly historical or in compounds) Chancellor of State; minister
(xiangqi) minister: 🩢 (on the red side)
(historical) master of ceremonies
(historical) attendant
to administer; to govern
to teach; to instruct
a person who guides or leads a blind person
(Southern Min) to be born in the year of (one of the twelve animals)
(Teochew, Haifeng Min) to believe
a surname

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