The story of 相

mutually , appearance

相 is composed of 木 (wood) and 目 (eye), which depicts an eye looking at a tree. The tree trunk is straight, and it can be used as a ruler to measure the length of some huge objects, so 相 has the meaning of mutuality and appearance.

Vocabulary of 相

  • 相互 (meet together)
  • 互相 (each other)
  • 相關 (related)
  • 相愛 (love each other)

Classification

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