翔 xiáng — soar, glide · English

翔

xiáng

soar, glide

At a glance · 翔

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

翔字小篆从羽羊声，为形声字；本义为盘旋而飞。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

翔本义为回旋飞翔。

Structure

形声字，左部『羽』为意符表飞，右部『羊』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinxiáng

Radical羽

Strokes12

UnicodeU+7FD4

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English soar, glide Xiang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to soar and glide.

Français planer, voler Xiang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant planer et voler.

Español planeando, volar Xiang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa planear y volar.

العربية يحلق شيانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني التحليق والانسياب.

Русский парить Сян — фоносемантический знак, означающий парить и скользить.

Common words

飞翔fēi xiángfly
翱翔áo xiángsoar

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