湘

abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])

appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系[ba1 da4 cai4 xi4])

Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan

Xiang opera (Hunan)

Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion

same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nü3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death

Xiangdong district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi

Xiangdong district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi

Hunan-Guangxi Canal, another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an County 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi

Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion

Xiangxiang, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan

Xiangxiang, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan

Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan

Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan