襄
surname Xiang; (literary) to assist
Closest English meanings
assist·help
The Calligrapher — Mǐ Fú 米芾
Song eccentric genius of dynamic, 'flying' running script.
Song calligrapher (1051–1107), master of running script — Song eccentric genius ('crazy Zhang, idiot Mi') whose running script alternates discipline with glee. Song dynasty
Cultural Story
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms sets Guan Yu's greatest feat at Xiangyang's neighbour Fancheng, where he flooded the enemy host, shui yan qi jun, the Xiang city was the strategic hinge of the Yangtze-middle war. The place name carries the character whose root means to assist the realm's order.
Common words & phrases
- 襄助 assist · help · aid
- 襄理 assistant manager · assistant
- 襄阳 Xiangyang (city)
- 襄办 assist in managing · help organize
Read the story behind the character
In the office a friend xiang zhu, assists, a colleague with the accounts, and a firm hires a xiang li, assistant manager, for the branch. The map shows Xiangyang, the city on the Han, and a committee xiang ban, helps organise, the charity run. The character is the helping hand, placed in an office or a hometown.
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