相
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)