相 xiāng xiàng

1. xiāng adverb each other / one another / mutually
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 互相, for example, in the idiom 自相矛盾 'self-contradictory' (CCI '自相矛盾'; CCD 1 '相' 1; FE '相' 1; GHDC 1 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 1); 相 may be used in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 136). For example, 獸相食，且人惡之。'Beasts devour one another, and men hate them for doing so.' (Mengzi: 1.4/2/21, translation by Legge)
2. xiàng verb to observe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 观察 (CCD 2 '相'; GHDC 2 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 1)
3. xiàng noun appearance / portrait / picture
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 2; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 1)
4. xiàng noun lakṣaṇa / countenance / personage / quality / character / disposition
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: lakṣaṇa, Pāli: lakkhaṇa, Japanese: sō (BCSD '相'; BL 'lakṣaṇa'; GHDC 2 '相' 9)
5. xiàng verb to aid / to help
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 辅助 (GHDC 2 '相' 3; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 3)
6. xiāng noun a chancellor / a prime minister / a high minister
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 宰相 (GHDC 2 '相' 5; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 2)
7. xiàng noun nimitta / a sign / a mark / appearance
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nimitta, Japanese: sō (BCSD '相'; BL 'nimitta')
8. xiàng noun a perception / cognition / conceptualization / a notion
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: saṃjñā, Pāli: saññā (BCSD '相')
9. xiāng auxiliary verb alternately / in turn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiāng auxiliary verb)
10. xiāng proper noun Xiang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (CCD 1 '相' 3; GHDC 1 '相' 4; Guoyu '相' xiāng n 1)
11. xiāng noun form substance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 实质; FGS translation standard: Form (FE '相' 2; Faxiang; GHDC 1 '相' 3)
12. xiāng verb to express
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 1 '相' 2)
13. xiàng verb to choose
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 选择 (GHDC 2 '相' 6; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 5)
14. xiāng proper noun Xiang
    Domain: History 历史 , Concept: Ancient City 古城
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 8)
15. xiāng noun an ancient musical instrument
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 10; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 4)
16. xiāng noun the seventh lunar month
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相月 (GHDC 2 '相' 11)
17. xiāng verb to compare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比较 (Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 2)
18. xiàng verb to divine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 占视 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 2)
19. xiàng verb to administer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 4)
20. xiàng noun helper for a blind person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiàng n 3)

Contained in

相应 、 相关 、 相当 、 相比 、 相同 、 相信 、 相互 、 互相 、 相连 、 不相上下 、 相对 、 代代相传 、 相聚 、 相处 、 息息相关 、 相称 、 相册 、 凶相 、 照相 、 照相机 、 相反 、 相似 、 出洋相 、 相面 、 相依为命 、 相声 、 自相矛盾 、 萍水相逢 、 首相 、 相差 、 相等 、 相符 、 相继 、 相交 、 相识 、 相通 、 真相 、 相承 、 相机 、 相辅相成 、 宰相 、 相貌 、 相隔 、 无相戒 、 四相 、 扮相 、 相片 、 口耳相传 、 实相 、 法相宗 、 相国寺

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• Scroll 19 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 《瑜伽論記》 — count: 625
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• Scroll 307 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 394
• Scroll 43 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 392
• Scroll 357 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 381
• Scroll 45 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 371
• Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 《中觀論疏》 — count: 368
• Scroll 358 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 《大般若波羅蜜多經》 — count: 339
• Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 《成唯識論述記》 — count: 337