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Mandarin readings[edit]

Can it be added in which contexts the two different Mandarin readings are used? 24.29.228.33 09:27, 29 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Can it be added in which contexts the two different Mandarin readings are used? 173.89.236.187 19:24, 24 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

It's present in the Old Chinese section, where "xiāng" is glossed as "mutually" and xiàng is glossed as "appearance, quality". Nibiko (talk) 17:52, 31 March 2016 (UTC)Reply
It's in the current version. — justin(r)leung (t...) | c=› } 19:17, 24 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Additional definitions[edit]

Can this also mean "appearance," "portrait," or "picture"? 71.66.97.228 02:32, 19 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Yes, when read as "xiàng". Nibiko (talk) 17:52, 31 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Family name[edit]

Can this also be a Chinese family name? 71.66.97.228 02:33, 19 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Yes, for both readings. Nibiko (talk) 17:52, 31 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Additional definition[edit]

This term is also used to refer to the four original frets of the Tang pipa (lute). Can this sense be added to the Chinese section of this entry? 204.11.189.94 16:18, 20 March 2017 (UTC)Reply