相
xiāng
each other
surname Xiang; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
tree (木) + eye (目) = looking at each other
An eye gazing at a tree captures the act of careful observation — and from observation of one another grows the idea of mutual relation. The pipa fret meaning is a specialized extension rooted in the same idea of a structural point of contact.
Words with 相
相簿
xiàng bù
photo album
运动相机
yùn dòng xiàng jī
action camera
道不同不相为谋
dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu
lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together
还原真相
huán yuán zhēn xiàng
to set the record straight
面面相觑
miàn miàn xiāng qù
to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
丑相
chǒu xiàng
ugly expression
针锋相对
zhēn fēng xiāng duì
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
银耳相思鸟
yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo
(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
录相
lù xiàng
variant of 錄像|录像[lu4 xiang4]
铁血宰相
tiě xuè zǎi xiàng
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
长相
zhǎng xiàng
appearance
长相厮守
cháng xiāng sī shǒu
(of a couple) to stay together for life