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项 (xiàng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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项 (xiàng): Nape (of the neck) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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2.

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3.

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5.

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Categorized Items

项 here appears in words for projects, matters, options, and award categories.

项目 • xiàng mù • project; item; clause • HSK 5

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 项 is used in context

tā她

dài戴

zhe着

yì一

tiáo条

piào漂

Information

Pinyinxiàng

Meaningnape (of the neck)

Strokes9

Radical页

Traditional項

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1080

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄤˋ

UnicodeU+9879

CangjieMMBC

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工work

A head (页) with a worker (工) — the back of the neck or an item in a list.

xiàng项

mù目

project; item; clause

事项 • shì xiàng • matter; item • HSK 6

HSK 6

shì事

xiàng项

matter; item

选项 • xuǎn xiàng • Option • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuǎn选

xiàng项

Option

奖项 • jiǎng xiàng • Award category • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎng奖

xiàng项

Award category

Necklace, Funds, and Forte

项 here appears in words for a necklace (项链), a sum of money (款项), and a strong or weak point (强项, 弱项).

项链 • xiàng liàn • necklace • HSK 5

HSK 5

xiàng项

liàn链

necklace

款项 • kuǎn xiàng • Payment / sum of money • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kuǎn款

xiàng项

Payment / sum of money

强项 • qiáng xiàng • Strong point / Forte • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiáng强

xiàng项

Strong point / Forte

弱项 • ruò xiàng • weakness • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

ruò弱

xiàng项

weakness

liang

亮

de的

xiàng项

liàn链

。

She is wearing a beautiful necklace.

qǐng请

liè列

chū出

jīn今

tiān天

xū需

yào要

chǔ处

lǐ理

de的

shì事

xiàng项

。

Please list the matters that need to be handled today.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

xū需

yào要

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

wán完

chéng成

。

This project requires teamwork to complete.

zhè这

xiàng项

gōng工

chéng程

xū需

yào要

hěn很

dà大

yì一

bǐ笔

qián钱

。

This project requires a very large sum of money.

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套tàocover; case; set
偷tōusteal
吐tùvomit; throw up; cough up
团tuándumpling; [something shaped like a ball]; [measure word for ball-like things]
退tuìto retreat; draw back
歪wāiaskew; oblique; slanting

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Characters pronounced "xiang".

襄xiāngaid, help, assist; undress
湘xiāngHunan province
像xiànglikeness; resemble; look as if
想xiǎngto want; to think
相xiāngmutual; each other; to observe; appearance
祥xiángauspicious; good fortune

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "页".

颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
颧quáncheek bones
颗kēgrain; [measure word for anything small and roundish]
颅lúskull
颚èjaw
颈jǐngneck

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