相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
相近
xiāngjìn
close; similar
Characters in this word
近 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两个方案的成本相近，但长期维护难度差别很大。 Liǎng gè fāng'àn de chéngběn xiāngjìn, dàn chángqī wéihù nándù chābié hěn dà. The two plans have similar costs, but differ greatly in how difficult they are to maintain long term.
- 我们的年龄相近，很快就成了好朋友。 Wǒmen de niánlíng xiāngjìn, hěn kuài jiù chéngle hǎo péngyou. We are close in age and quickly became good friends.
- 他们俩的兴趣相近，聊起来特别投机。 Tāmen liǎ de xìngqù xiāngjìn, liáo qǐlái tèbié tóujī. Their interests are similar, and they hit it off wonderfully when they chat.