襄

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(literary) to assist

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Strokes: 17
Radical: 衣 +11
Structure: Top–bottom 上下
Traditional: 襄
Common rank: #2,239
Unicode: U+8944

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Formation & memory

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How 襄 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Using two hands 口 to help someone remove their clothes 衣

Components 亠口 ×2 井衣

How to remember it

aid · Heisig RSH #1201

top hat and scarf + chatterbox + wire mesh — as a component also called: pigeon coop

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 襄

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
神女有心，襄王无梦	shén nǚ yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng	lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom); (said of a woman's unrequ…
襄城县	Xiāng chéng Xiàn	Xiangcheng, a county in Xuchang City 許昌市\|许昌市[Xu3 chang1 Shi4], Henan
襄城区	Xiāng chéng Qū	Xiangcheng, a district of Xiangyang City 襄陽市\|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei
定襄县	Dìng xiāng Xiàn	Dingxiang, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi
襄阳市	Xiāng yáng Shì	Xiangyang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
襄州区	Xiāng zhōu Qū	Xiangzhou, a district of Xiangyang City 襄陽市\|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei
襄都区	Xiāng dū Qū	Xiangdu, a district of Xingtai City 邢臺市\|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
共襄善举	gòng xiāng shàn jǔ	to cooperate in a charity project
共襄盛举	gòng xiāng shèng jǔ	to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project
襄理	xiāng lǐ	assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw); (literary) to assist
襄城	Xiāng chéng	see 襄城區\|襄城区[Xiang1 cheng2 Qu1]; see 襄城縣\|襄城县[Xiang1 cheng2 Xian4]
定襄	Dìng xiāng	see 定襄縣\|定襄县[Ding4 xiang1 Xian4]
襄阳	Xiāng yáng	see 襄陽市\|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4]
襄州	Xiāng zhōu	see 襄州區\|襄州区[Xiang1 zhou1 Qu1]
宋襄公	Sòng Xiāng gōng	Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五…
襄都	Xiāng dū	see 襄都區\|襄都区[Xiang1 du1 Qu1]
襄垣县	Xiāng yuán Xiàn	Xiangyuan, a county in Changzhi City 長治市\|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi
襄助	xiāng zhù	(literary) to aid; to assist
襄汾县	Xiāng fén Xiàn	Xiangfen, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市\|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
悼襄王	Dào xiāng Wáng	King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國\|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC

Sound family

These characters use 襄 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
襄 sound part	xiāng	to aid, to help, to assist; to undress
囊	náng	bag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow
攘	rǎng	to usurp, to seize; to repel
壤	rǎng	soil, loam, earth; rich
镶	xiāng	inset, inlay; to set, to mount; to fill
嚷	rǎng	to shout, to roar, to cry; to brawl
瓤	ráng	flesh, core, pith, pulp
穰	ráng	stalks of grain; lush, abundant
骧	xiāng	to gallop about with the head uplifted
蘘	ráng	wild ginger
曩	nǎng	ancient times; former; old