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相 — each other; one another; mutually

Pinyin
xiāng · xiàng · Xiāng
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — xiāng, xiàng, Xiāng — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 相: 9 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

相 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 相

Words with 相 in the HSK syllabus: 45

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 相信xiāngxìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as trueHSK 3
  2. 相机xiàngjīcamera; at the opportune momentHSK 3
  3. 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photographHSK 3
  4. 互相hùxiāngeach other; mutually; mutualHSK 4
  5. 相比xiāngbǐto compareHSK 4
  6. 相反xiāngfǎnopposite; contraryHSK 4
  7. 相互xiānghùeach other; mutualHSK 4
  8. 相同xiāngtóngidentical; sameHSK 4
  9. 相处xiāngchǔto be in contact; to associate; to interactHSK 5
  10. 相当xiāngdāngequivalent to; appropriate; considerablyHSK 5
  11. 相对xiāngduìrelatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relativeHSK 5
  12. 相关xiāngguānrelated; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelatedHSK 5
  13. 相似xiāngsìsimilar; alikeHSK 5
  14. 相册xiàngcèphoto albumHSK 5
  15. 相差xiāngchàto differHSK 6
  16. 相传xiāngchuánto pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...HSK 6
  17. 相等xiāngděngequal; equally; equivalentHSK 6
  18. 相连xiāngliánto link; to join; link; connectionHSK 6
  19. 相应xiāngyìngto correspond; answering; to agree; correspondingHSK 6
  20. 相声xiàngshengcomic dialogue; sketch; crosstalkHSK 6
  21. 真相zhēnxiàngthe truth about sth; the actual factsHSK 6
  22. 不相上下bùxiāng-shàngxiàequally matched; about the sameHSK 7–9
  23. 刮目相看guāmù-xiāngkànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sthHSK 7–9
  24. 竞相jìngxiāngcompetitive; eagerly; to vieHSK 7–9
  25. 亮相liàngxiàngto strike a poseHSK 7–9
  26. 萍水相逢píngshuǐ-xiāngféngstrangers coming together by chanceHSK 7–9
  27. 属相shǔxiàngcolloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycleHSK 7–9
  28. 似曾相识sìcéng-xiāngshídéjà vu; seemingly familiarHSK 7–9
  29. 素不相识sùbùxiāngshíto be total strangersHSK 7–9
  30. 息息相关xīxī-xiāngguānclosely bound up; intimately relatedHSK 7–9
  31. 相伴xiāngbànto accompany sb; to accompany each otherHSK 7–9
  32. 相辅相成xiāngfǔ-xiāngchéngto complement one anotherHSK 7–9
  33. 相继xiāngjìin succession; following closelyHSK 7–9
  34. 相近xiāngjìnclose; similar toHSK 7–9
  35. 相识xiāngshíto get to know each other; acquaintanceHSK 7–9
  36. 相提并论xiāngtí-bìnglùnto discuss two disparate things together; to mention on equal termsHSK 7–9
  37. 相通xiāngtōnginterlinked; connected; communicatingHSK 7–9
  38. 相遇xiāngyùto meet; to encounter; to come acrossHSK 7–9
  39. 相约xiāngyuēto agree; to reach agreement; to make an appointmentHSK 7–9
  40. 相貌xiàngmàofacial features; looksHSK 7–9

And 5 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.