Memory phrase for the character: 祥

祥

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Meaning

good omen, auspicious, kindly, benevolent, propitious

Pronunciation

xiáng

Explanation

 Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and dripping blood 八), right: sheep 羊

Mnemonic
 
An altar with a (sacrificed?) sheep is a good omen.

Radicals

示 to show, altarShows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.
羊 sheepImage of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.




 Vocabulary

慈祥 cí xiáng  kindly; benevolent (often of older person)
陆征祥 Lù Zhēng xiáng  Lu Zhengxiang (1871-1949), Chinese diplomat and Catholic monk
冯玉祥 Féng Yù xiáng  Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek
冯玉祥 Féng Yù xiáng  
冯玉祥 Féng Yù xiáng  

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