Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
Mandarin
xiang1, xiang4, rang2
English
Definitions
mutually; each other; appearance; one another; portrait; picture; Xiang; to assist; elephant; mutual; reciprocal
Mnemonic
To look at a tree
Etymology
Notes
Examine; or a person eyeing another around a tree; both components have the same pronunciation possibly to indicate mutuality but most likely coincidence; this character first meant to look at or inspect then what is inspected