Xiāng
湘 (Xiāng) is a Chinese word meaning “abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province”.
Meanings
- 1abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China
- 2abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
Related words
湘妃竹same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death临湘市Linxiang, a county-level city in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系[ba1 da4 cai4 xi4])梁湘Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan湘东区Xiangdong, a district of Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市[Ping2 xiang1 Shi4], Jiangxi湘军Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion湘剧Xiang opera (Hunan)湘勇Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion湘乡市Xiangxiang, a county-level city in Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan湘桂运河Hunan-Guangxi Canal, another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an County 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi湘桥区Xiangqiao, a district of Chaozhou City 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong湘江the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province