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祥xiáng

happiness, good fortune; auspicious. 10 strokes, radical 礻, first met in HSK 6.

Pinyin xiángStrokes 10Radical 礻Band HSK 6Words 1

How to write 祥

Strokes 1–4 write 礻, then strokes 5–10 write 羊.

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Stroke order chart for 祥 — 10 strokes, radical 礻

Write 祥 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 祥 · the stroke-order rules

What 祥 is made of

礻 (shì, spirit) and 羊 (yáng, sheep).

礻 carries the meaning — spirit — and 羊 carries the sound.

Words that use 祥

吉(jí)祥(xiáng) propitious, auspicious
指美好顺利的征兆

家家贴春联祈求吉利,仙鹤图案更显吉祥。The crane motif looked all the more propitious.

Lesson 596, 仁心化吉 · 融通万象与百业繁盛 · System Dynamics, Industry & Societal Flourishing

Characters that share the sound part 羊

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

样yàng养yǎng鲜xiān详xiáng洋yáng氧yǎng

More characters with the radical 礻

All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 礻 radical page.

礼lǐ社shè祝zhù福fú神shén祖zǔ