襄
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(literary) to assist
17 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,239 U+8944
How 襄 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Using two hands 口 to help someone remove their clothes 衣
How to remember it
aid · Heisig RSH #1201
top hat and scarf + chatterbox + wire mesh — as a component also called: pigeon coop
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 襄 as their sound component
These characters all use 襄 (xiāng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 襄 sound component | xiāng | to aid, to help, to assist; to undress |
| 囊 | náng | bag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow |
| 攘 | rǎng | to usurp, to seize; to repel |
| 壤 | rǎng | soil, loam, earth; rich |
| 镶 | xiāng | inset, inlay; to set, to mount; to fill |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout, to roar, to cry; to brawl |
| 瓤 | ráng | flesh, core, pith, pulp |
| 穰 | ráng | stalks of grain; lush, abundant |
| 骧 | xiāng | to gallop about with the head uplifted |
| 蘘 | ráng | wild ginger |
| 曩 | nǎng | ancient times; former; old |
Words containing 襄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神女有心，襄王无梦 | shén nǚ yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng | lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom); (said of a woman's unrequ… |
| 襄城县 | Xiāng chéng Xiàn | Xiangcheng, a county in Xuchang City 許昌市|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan |
| 襄城区 | Xiāng chéng Qū | Xiangcheng, a district of Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei |
| 定襄县 | Dìng xiāng Xiàn | Dingxiang, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 襄阳市 | Xiāng yáng Shì | Xiangyang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] |
| 襄州区 | Xiāng zhōu Qū | Xiangzhou, a district of Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei |
| 襄都区 | Xiāng dū Qū | Xiangdu, a district of Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 共襄善举 | gòng xiāng shàn jǔ | to cooperate in a charity project |
| 共襄盛举 | gòng xiāng shèng jǔ | to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project |
| 襄理 | xiāng lǐ | assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw); (literary) to assist |
| 襄城 | Xiāng chéng | see 襄城區|襄城区[Xiang1 cheng2 Qu1]; see 襄城縣|襄城县[Xiang1 cheng2 Xian4] |
| 定襄 | Dìng xiāng | see 定襄縣|定襄县[Ding4 xiang1 Xian4] |
| 襄阳 | Xiāng yáng | see 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4] |
| 襄州 | Xiāng zhōu | see 襄州區|襄州区[Xiang1 zhou1 Qu1] |
| 宋襄公 | Sòng Xiāng gōng | Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五… |
| 襄都 | Xiāng dū | see 襄都區|襄都区[Xiang1 du1 Qu1] |
| 襄垣县 | Xiāng yuán Xiàn | Xiangyuan, a county in Changzhi City 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 襄助 | xiāng zhù | (literary) to aid; to assist |
| 襄汾县 | Xiāng fén Xiàn | Xiangfen, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 悼襄王 | Dào xiāng Wáng | King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC |