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Animated Stroke Order 祥

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祥 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

祥

礻shì · ritual

羊yáng · sheep

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 祥

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5.

How to Use 祥

Auspicious, lucky

祥 expresses the meaning of good fortune or luck.

吉祥 • jí xiáng • lucky; auspicious; propitious • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

nǎi奶

nai奶

de的

xiào笑

róng容

zǒng总

shì

Information

Pinyinxiáng

Meaningauspicious; good fortune

Strokes10

Radical礻

Traditional祥

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1806

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄤˊ

UnicodeU+7965

CangjieIFQMB

礻shì · ritual

+羊yáng · sheep

jí吉

xiáng祥

lucky; auspicious; propitious

吉祥物 • jí xiáng wù • Mascot • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jí吉

xiáng祥

wù物

Mascot

Kind, peaceful

祥 expresses a sense of peace, harmony, or kindness.

慈祥 • cí xiáng • kindly; amiable • HSK 6

HSK 6

cí慈

xiáng祥

kindly; amiable

祥和 • xiáng hé • peaceful / harmonious • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiáng祥

hé和

peaceful / harmonious

是

nà那

me么

cí慈

xiáng祥

。

Grandma's smile is always so kind.

zhè这

ge个

tú图

àn案

xiàng象

zhēng征

zhe着

jí吉

xiáng祥

rú如

yì意

。

This pattern symbolizes good luck and fulfillment.

wū乌

yā鸦

cháng常

bèi被

shì视

wéi为

bù不

xiáng祥

de的

niǎo鸟

。

Crows are often seen as ominous birds.

Related Characters

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "xiang".

襄xiāngaid, help, assist; undress
饷xiǎngrations and pay for soldiers
湘xiāngHunan province
骧xiāngto gallop; to raise up
飨xiǎngfeast; enjoy; entertain
像xiànglikeness; resemble; look as if

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "礻".

祁qípray; numerous, ample, abundant
祠cíancestral temple; offer sacrifice
祸huòdisaster, calamity, misfortune
祀sìto offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors
祝zhùto express good wishes; to bless
礼lǐritual, ceremony, propriety, etiquette

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