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xiang Chinese words in HSK vocabulary

Compare 73 HSK headwords in the xiang pinyin group: Chinese forms, tone-marked pinyin, learner meanings, dictionary senses and HSK level membership.

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What words are in the xiang pinyin group?

The xiang group contains 73 HSK vocabulary headwords, including 想 / 相机 / 相信 / 香蕉 / 箱子 / 向 / 像 / 相比. Pinyin alone is not enough to know the meaning, so this page keeps the Chinese form, pinyin, English meaning and level membership together.

HSK vocabulary pronounced xiang

想

xiǎng

to want; to think

HSK Level 1HSK 3.0 Level 1
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng

  • to want; to think
  • to think
  • to believe
  • to suppose
  • to wish
  • to want

相机

xiàng jī

at the opportune moment

HSK 3.0 Level 3
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng jī

  • at the opportune moment
  • as the circumstances allow

相信

xiāng xìn

be convinced (that something is true)

HSK Level 3HSK 3.0 Level 3
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng xìn

  • be convinced (that something is true)
  • believe
  • to accept sth as true
  • to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

箱子

xiāng zi

suitcase

HSK 3.0 Level 3
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng zi

  • suitcase
  • chest
  • box
  • case
  • trunk

向

xiàng

direction

HSK Level 3HSK 3.0 Level 3
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng

  • direction
  • orientation
  • to face
  • to turn toward
  • to
  • towards

像

xiàng

(look) like

HSK Level 3HSK 3.0 Level 3
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng

  • (look) like
  • similar (to)
  • appearance
  • to appear
  • to seem
  • image

相比

xiāng bǐ

to compare with; compared with

HSK 3.0 Level 4
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng bǐ

  • to compare with; compared with
  • to compare

相互

xiāng hù

each other

HSK 3.0 Level 4
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng hù

  • each other
  • mutual

香

xiāng

fragrant

HSK Level 4HSK 3.0 Level 4
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng

  • fragrant
  • sweet smelling
  • aromatic
  • savory or appetizing
  • (to eat) with relish
  • (of sleep) sound

响

xiǎng

to make a sound

HSK Level 4HSK 3.0 Level 4
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng

  • to make a sound
  • to sound
  • to ring
  • loud
  • classifier for noises
  • echo

想法

xiǎng fǎ

way of thinking; opinion; notion

HSK 3.0 Level 4
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng fǎ

  • way of thinking; opinion; notion
  • to think of a way (to do sth)

乡

xiāng

country or countryside

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng

  • country or countryside
  • native place
  • home village or town
  • township (PRC administrative unit)

乡村

xiāng cūn

rustic

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng cūn

  • rustic
  • village
  • countryside

相册

xiàng cè

photo album

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng cè

  • photo album

相处

xiāng chǔ

get along with each other

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng chǔ

  • get along with each other
  • to be in contact (with sb)
  • to associate
  • to interact
  • to get along (well, poorly)

相当

xiāng dāng

equivalent to

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng dāng

  • equivalent to
  • appropriate
  • considerably
  • to a certain extent
  • fairly
  • quite

相对

xiāng duì

relatively

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng duì

  • relatively
  • opposite
  • to resist
  • to oppose
  • relative
  • vis-a-vis

相关

xiāng guān

interrelated

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng guān

  • interrelated
  • correlation
  • dependence
  • relevance
  • mutuality
  • related

相似

xiāng sì

to resemble

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng sì

  • to resemble
  • similar
  • like
  • resemblance
  • similarity
  • similar; alike

响声

xiǎng shēng

noise

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng shēng

  • noise

想念

xiǎng niàn

miss

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng niàn

  • miss
  • remember with longing
  • long to see again
  • to miss
  • to remember with longing
  • to long to see again

想象

xiǎng xiàng

to imagine

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng xiàng

  • to imagine
  • to fancy
  • to imagine; to envision
  • imagination

向上

xiàng shàng

upward

HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng shàng

  • upward
  • up
  • to advance
  • to try to improve oneself
  • to make progress

象征

xiàng zhēng

emblem

HSK Level 5HSK 3.0 Level 5
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng zhēng

  • emblem
  • symbol
  • token
  • badge
  • to symbolize
  • to signify

乡镇

xiāng zhèn

village

HSK Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng zhèn

  • village
  • township

相传

xiāng chuán

to pass on

HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng chuán

  • to pass on
  • to hand down
  • tradition has it that ...
  • according to legend

相辅相成

xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng

to complement one another (idiom)

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng

  • to complement one another (idiom)
  • (idiom) to complement one another

相连

xiāng lián

to link

HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng lián

  • to link
  • to join
  • link
  • connection

相声

xiàng sheng

comic dialogue

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng sheng

  • comic dialogue
  • sketch
  • crosstalk

相应

xiāng yìng

to correspond

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng yìng

  • to correspond
  • answering (one another)
  • to agree (among the part)
  • corresponding
  • relevant
  • appropriate

香水

xiāng shuǐ

perfume

HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng shuǐ

  • perfume
  • cologne

镶嵌

xiāng qiàn

to inlay

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng qiàn

  • to inlay
  • to embed
  • to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring)
  • tiling
  • tesselation

响亮

xiǎng liàng

loud and clear

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng liàng

  • loud and clear
  • resounding
  • loud and clear; resounding

想方设法

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

to think up every possible method (idiom)

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

  • to think up every possible method (idiom)
  • to devise ways and means
  • to try this, that and the other
  • to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means

向往

xiàng wǎng

to yearn for

HSK Level 6HSK 3.0 Level 6
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng wǎng

  • to yearn for
  • to look forward to

乡亲

xiāng qīn

fellow countryman (from the same village)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng qīn

  • fellow countryman (from the same village)
  • local people
  • villager
  • the folks back home

乡下

xiāng xia

countryside

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng xia

  • countryside
  • rural area

相伴

xiāng bàn

to accompany sb

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng bàn

  • to accompany sb
  • to accompany each other

相继

xiāng jì

in succession

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng jì

  • in succession
  • following closely

相近

xiāng jìn

close

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng jìn

  • close
  • similar to

相貌

xiàng mào

appearance

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng mào

  • appearance

相识

xiāng shí

to get to know each other

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng shí

  • to get to know each other
  • acquaintance

相提并论

xiāng tí bìng lùn

to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng tí bìng lùn

  • to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
  • to place on a par with
  • (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)

相通

xiāng tōng

interlinked

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng tōng

  • interlinked
  • connected
  • communicating
  • in communication
  • accommodating

相遇

xiāng yù

to meet

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng yù

  • to meet
  • to encounter
  • to come across

相约

xiāng yuē

to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng yuē

  • to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
  • to reach agreement
  • to make an appointment

香料

xiāng liào

spice

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng liào

  • spice
  • flavoring
  • condiment
  • perfume

香油

xiāng yóu

sesame oil

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng yóu

  • sesame oil
  • perfumed oil

镶

xiāng

to inlay

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiāng

  • to inlay
  • to embed
  • ridge
  • border

详尽

xiáng jìn

thorough and detailed

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiáng jìn

  • thorough and detailed
  • exhaustive
  • the tedious details in full

祥和

xiáng hé

auspicious and peaceful

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiáng hé

  • auspicious and peaceful

享

xiǎng

to enjoy

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng

  • to enjoy
  • to benefit
  • to have the use of

享用

xiǎng yòng

to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng yòng

  • to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)

享有

xiǎng yǒu

to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiǎng yǒu

  • to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)

像样

xiàng yàng

presentable

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng yàng

  • presentable
  • decent
  • up to par

橡胶

xiàng jiāo

rubber; caoutchouc

HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9
Dictionary readings and meanings

xiàng jiāo

  • rubber; caoutchouc

How to study this pinyin group

  1. Start with the Chinese characters. Words in the same pinyin group can have unrelated meanings.
  2. Check the HSK level badges. Begin with the words that belong to your target level.
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  4. Use reader links when available. Context is the fastest way to separate similar-sounding words.

Frequently asked questions

What Chinese words are pronounced xiang?

This HSK Atlas group lists 73 HSK headwords whose first pinyin syllable is xiang, including 想 / 相机 / 相信 / 香蕉 / 箱子 / 向 / 像 / 相比.

Does xiang have one meaning in Chinese?

No. A pinyin group can contain many different Chinese characters and words. Use the Chinese form and context, not pinyin alone, to identify the meaning.

Why does one pinyin page include multi-character words?

HSK learners search and review by pinyin. Grouping words by the first pinyin syllable keeps homophones and related search results together without exposing technical codepoint URLs.

Where should I study these words next?

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