襄 (xiāng): surname Xiang, (literary) to assist
襄 (xiāng) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) to assist.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural), 口 (structural), 口 (structural), 井 (structural) and 衣 (structural). It ranks #4666 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 襄 using two hands 口 to help someone remove their clothes 衣. Its radical form 衣 (clothing) appears in many related characters such as 裳 (cháng, lower garment), 褒 (bāo, to praise).
Definitions
- surname Xiang
- (literary) to assist
Etymology & Origin
ideographicUsing two hands 口 to help someone remove their clothes 衣
Decomposition: ⿱⿱亠⿰口口⿱井衣 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 襄助verb | xiāng zhù | (literary) to aid |
| 神女有心，襄王无梦 | shén nǚ yǒu xīn , xiāng wáng wú mèng | lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) |
| 襄都区 | xiāng dū qū | Xiangdu, a district of Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市, Hebei |
| 共襄善举 | gòng xiāng shàn jǔ | to cooperate in a charity project |
| 襄城区 | xiāng chéng qū | Xiangcheng, a district of Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市, Hubei |
| 共襄盛举phrase | gòng xiāng shèng jǔ | to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project |
| 襄阳市 | xiāng yáng shì | Xiangyang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 |
| 襄州区 | xiāng zhōu qū | Xiangzhou, a district of Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市, Hubei |
| 定襄县 | dìng xiāng xiàn | Dingxiang, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市, Shanxi |
| 襄都proper-noun | xiāng dū | see 襄都區|襄都区 |
| 定襄proper-noun | dìng xiāng | see 定襄縣|定襄县 |
| 襄理 | xiāng lǐ | assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw) |
| 宋襄公 | sòng xiāng gōng | Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 襄城县 | xiāng chéng xiàn | Xiangcheng, a county in Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市, Henan |
| 襄城proper-noun | xiāng chéng | see 襄城區|襄城区 |
襄 appears in 23 compound words: 65 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 襄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这个襄字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gè Xiāng zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
In Classical Chinese, the character "襄" has different meanings.
温秉坤是山西忻州定襄人，习武已满三年。
wēn bǐng kūn shì shān xī 忻 zhōu dìng Xiāng rén , xí wǔ yǐ mǎn sān nián .
Wen Bingkun is from Dingxiang, Xinzhou, Shanxi, and has been practicing martial arts for three years.
从金庸的“情”到日本的“绊”──襄阳古城墙下的跨文化沉思
cóng jīn yōng de qíng dào rì běn de bàn Xiāng yáng gǔ chéng qiáng xià de kuà wén huà chén sī
From Jin Yong’s “Affection” to Japan’s “Kizuna”: Cross-Cultural Reflections Beneath the Ancient City Walls of Xiangyang
林襄爆占有欲强!限制男友门禁“晚1分钟就发飙...
lín Xiāng bào zhàn yǒu yù qiáng ! xiàn zhì nán yǒu mén jīn wǎn 1 fēn zhōng jiù fā biāo . . .
Lin Xiang Reveals She's Very Possessive! She Sets Curfews for Her Boyfriend—"If He's Even a Minute Late, She Flips Out..."
助金牛角名店诈贷1.9亿 板信前襄理判6年
zhù jīn niú jiǎo míng diàn zhà dài 1 . 9 yì bǎn xìn qián Xiāng lǐ pàn 6 nián
Former Bank of Taiwan Assistant Manager Sentenced to 6 Years for Helping Famous Niu Jiao Restaurant Obtain 190 Million in Fraudulent Loans
Character Family
衣 Radical Family — Characters sharing the clothing radical
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