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Meaning

auspicious; propitious

Chinese: 吉祥、祥和。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiang” becomes a different word in each tone. 祥 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious; propitious
  • 慈祥cí xiángkindly; benevolent (often of older person)
  • 吉祥物jí xiáng wùmascot
  • 祥和xiáng héauspicious and peaceful
  • 不祥bù xiángominous; inauspicious

More Words

发祥fā xiáng安祥ān xiáng祥光xiáng guāng祥云xiáng yún祥瑞xiáng ruì发祥地fā xiáng dì和气致祥hé qì zhì xiáng

Related Characters

Same Pinyin

想xiǎngto think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss向xiàngdirection; part; side; towards; to; guide相xiāng / xiàngeach other; one another; mutually; appearance; portrait; picture像xiàng(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image象xiàngshape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)响xiǎngto make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud项xiàng(surname); back of neck; item; thing降jiàng / xiángto drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; surrender

Shared Component

样yàngmanner; pattern; way; appearance; shape洋yángforeign; ocean羊yáng(surname); sheep详xiángdetailed; comprehensive

Example Sentence

春节里，人们互相祝愿吉祥如意。Chūn jié lǐ, rén men hù xiāng zhù yuàn jí xiáng rú yì.During Spring Festival, people wish each other good fortune.

春节Chūn jiéSpring Festival (Chinese N里lǐinside，人们rén menpeople互相hù xiāngeach other祝愿zhù yuànto wish吉祥jí xiánglucky如意rú yìas one wants。