襄 (xiāng) - Xiang — to assist, to help & to accomplish

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xiāng ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

万响

襄 · xiāng

Xiang — to assist, to help;

to accomplish;

to rise;

also used in place names and historical names.

Xiang — to assist, to helpto accomplishto rise

Usage highlights

Assist and supportAccomplish a taskXiangyang CityXiang RiverXiangfu TempleXiangzhou District

Synonyms

  • 助— to help, to assist
  • 辅— to assist, to support
  • 帮— to help, to aid

Antonyms

  • 阻— to hinder, to obstruct
  • 碍— to obstruct, to impede

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The general assisted the king (襄助).
  • He accomplished a great task (襄成).
  • Xiangyang is a city in Hubei (襄阳).
  • The Xiang River flows through Hunan (襄江).

Collocations

  • Assist and support(襄助)
  • Accomplish a task(襄成)
  • Xiangyang City(襄阳)
  • Xiang River(襄江)
  • Xiangfu Temple(襄府)
  • Xiangzhou District(襄州)

Idioms

  • Xiang Yu besieged at Gaixia(项羽被困垓下)
  • Duke Xiang's benevolence(宋襄之仁)
  • Xiangyang's ancient walls(襄阳古城)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in titles of nobility and place names, such as Xiangyang, a strategically important city in Chinese history.
  • The character appears in the name of Xiang Yu, a prominent military leader and political figure during the late Qin dynasty.
  • Associated with the concept of assistance and accomplishment in classical texts.

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