Definitions
(adverb)
each other; mutually
(noun)
appearance; portrait; picture
(noun)
government minister
(verb)
to examine; to appraise
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The character 相 (xiāng or xiàng) combines 木 (mù, tree/wood) on the left and 目 (mù, eye) on the right. This structure originally depicted an eye observing a tree, conveying the sense of careful examination. From this concrete action, the meaning developed in two directions: it came to refer to the appearance or countenance of the observed object (pronounced xiàng), and it broadened to express mutuality or reciprocity between entities (pronounced xiāng).
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我们互相理解。
她相信我的朋友。
这两个答案是相同的。
我们的方向相反。
他们的性格相似。
他们相处了很长时间。
相对而言，我更喜欢这个。
这些事件相继发生，引起了广泛关注。