Ideographic: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observeRadical:

meaning for xiàng:

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

meaning for xiāng:

  • - each other
  • - one another
  • - mutually
  • - fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品 )

xiàng
jiào
qítā其他
chēxíng车型
hùndòngchē混动车
de
diàndòngjī电动机
bǐzhòng比重
jiàogāo较高
yīncǐ因此
dàfú大幅
jiàngdī降低
wěiqì尾气
páifàng排放

Compared with other vehicle models, hybrid cars have a higher proportion of electric motors, which can significantly reduce exhaust emissions.


sīfǎ司法
jiěshì解释
jùyǒu具有
fǎlǜ法律
xiàolì效力
dàn
bùnéng不能
fǎlǜ法律
xiàng
dǐchù抵触
bìxū必须
yīfǎ依法
jiěshì解释
zhíxíng执行

Judicial interpretations have legal effect, but they cannot contradict the law and must be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the law.


sīzì私自
dǎliè打猎
de
rén
zhèngrú正如
zǒusī走私
de
rén
dōu
tǔfěi土匪
xiàng
bùyuǎn不远

The poacher, like the smuggler, smacks too strongly of the brigand.