Sinograph Addenda · Signs
mutual
| Name | mutual |
|---|---|
| Reads | xiāng [xiàng] |
| Means | mutually, each other; to inspect |
| Taught in | 05 · The belonging thread |
Where it comes from
An eye 目 examining a tree 木 — the stated account hears the forester sizing up timber. The appraising look became the classical adverb of reciprocity: 相 before a verb makes it run both ways. Read xiàng, the same graph names the minister who inspects for the throne. Taught in the belonging-thread chapter.
How to remember it
Eye meets tree, look meets look: mutual.
In the wild
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