Chinese words starting with “xiang”
68 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable xiang. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 15 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial x · final iang · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 36
- 2nd tone 3
- 3rd tone 11
- 4th tone 18
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 相信xiāng xìnHSK 2
to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true
- 想到xiǎng dàoHSK 2
to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- 项目xiàng mùHSK 4
item; project; (sports) event
- 享受xiǎng shòuHSK 5
to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure
- 相当xiāng dāngHSK 3
equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
- 想法xiǎng fǎHSK 2
way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- 想象xiǎng xiàngHSK 4
to imagine; to envision; imagination
- 想起xiǎng qǐHSK 2
to recall; to think of; to call to mind
- 相关xiāng guānHSK 3
related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation
- 相同xiāng tóngHSK 2
identical; same
- 相互xiāng hùHSK 3
each other; mutual
- 相比xiāng bǐHSK 3
to compare
- 相机xiàng jīHSK 2
camera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow
- 相似xiāng sìHSK 3
similar; alike
- 香蕉xiāng jiāoHSK 3
banana
All 68 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 想 | xiǎng | v | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) | |
| 2 | 像 | xiàng | v,p,n,d | to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) | |
| 3 | 向 | xiàng | p,v,g | towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ... | |
| 4 | 项 | xiàng | q | back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc | |
| 5 | 香 | xiāng | n,a,v | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 6 | 响 | xiǎng | v,a,q | echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises | |
| 7 | 箱 | xiāng | g,q | box; trunk; chest | |
| 8 | 详细 | xiáng xì | a,ad | detailed; in detail; minute | |
| 9 | 想念 | xiǎng niàn | v | to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again | |
| 10 | 相反 | xiāng fǎn | v,vn | opposite; contrary | |
| 11 | 相对 | xiāng duì | d,v,b | relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart | |
| 12 | 相处 | xiāng chǔ | v,vn | to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) | |
| 13 | 乡村 | xiāng cūn | n | rustic; village; countryside | |
| 14 | 向前 | xiàng qián | v | forward; onward | |
| 15 | 象征 | xiàng zhēng | n,v,vn | emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for | |
| 16 | 想不到 | xiǎng bu dào | v | unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that | |
| 17 | 相遇 | xiāng yù | v,vn | to meet; to encounter; to come across | |
| 18 | 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | n | perfume; cologne | |
| 19 | 乡 | xiāng | n | country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) | |
| 20 | 箱子 | xiāng zi | n | suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk | |
| 21 | 相应 | xiāng yìng | v,vn | to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly | |
| 22 | 向上 | xiàng shàng | v | upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress | |
| 23 | 项链 | xiàng liàn | n | necklace | |
| 24 | 香烟 | xiāng yān | n | cigarette; smoke from burning incense | |
| 25 | 响起 | xiǎng qǐ | v | (of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out; to sound; to go off | |
| 26 | 橡胶 | xiàng jiāo | n | rubber; caoutchouc | |
| 27 | 享 | xiǎng | g | to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of | |
| 28 | 享有 | xiǎng yǒu | v | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) | |
| 29 | 向往 | xiàng wǎng | v,vn | to yearn for; to look forward to | |
| 30 | 相识 | xiāng shí | v | to get to know each other; acquaintance | |
| 31 | 香味 | xiāng wèi | n | fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell | |
| 32 | 巷 | xiàng | g | lane; alley | |
| 33 | 相片 | xiàng piàn | n | image; photograph | |
| 34 | 乡下 | xiāng xia | s | countryside; rural area | |
| 35 | 相连 | xiāng lián | v | to link; to join; link; connection | |
| 36 | 相伴 | xiāng bàn | v | to accompany sb; to accompany each other | |
| 37 | 响应 | xiǎng yìng | v,vn | to respond to; answer | |
| 38 | 相差 | xiāng chà | v | to differ; discrepancy between | |
| 39 | 香肠 | xiāng cháng | n | sausage | |
| 40 | 向来 | xiàng lái | d | always (previously) | |
| 41 | 想方设法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | l | to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other | |
| 42 | 镶 | xiāng | v | to inlay; to embed; ridge; border | |
| 43 | 相继 | xiāng jì | d | in succession; following closely | |
| 44 | 向着 | xiàng zhe | p | towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor | |
| 45 | 香料 | xiāng liào | n | spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume | |
| 46 | 像样 | xiàng yàng | a | presentable; decent; up to par | |
| 47 | 相当于 | xiāng dāng yú | v | equivalent to | |
| 48 | 响亮 | xiǎng liàng | a,ad | loud and clear; resounding | |
| 49 | 象棋 | xiàng qí | n | Chinese chess | |
| 50 | 相通 | xiāng tōng | v | interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating |
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