祥

xiáng

auspicious

propitious

altar (礻) + sheep (羊) = auspicious blessing

The altar radical 礻 anchors the meaning in divine blessing and ritual. 羊 mainly provides the sound xiáng; sheep were also prized offerings, so a hint of good fortune lingers in the image.

礻+羊→祥
礻AltarSemantic
羊SheepPhonetic

大家都希望新的一年吉祥如意。

dà jiā dōu xī wàng xīn de yī nián jí xiáng rú yì。

Everyone hopes the new year will be auspicious and as one wishes.

老人说白鹤是祥鸟,能带来好运。

lǎo rén shuō bái hè shì xiáng niǎo,néng dài lái hǎo yùn。

The old man said the white crane is a propitious bird that can bring good fortune.

Words with 祥

钟祥

zhōng xiáng

see 鍾祥市|钟祥市[Zhong1 xiang2 Shi4]

发祥地

fā xiáng dì

the birthplace (of sth good)

嘉祥

jiā xiáng

Jiaxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong

钟祥市

zhōng xiáng shì

Zhongxiang, a county-level city in Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4], Hubei

钟祥县

zhōng xiáng xiàn

Zhongxiang county in Hubei

陆征祥

lù zhēng xiáng

Lu Zhengxiang (1871-1949), Chinese diplomat and Catholic monk

冯玉祥

féng yù xiáng

Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek

骆驼祥子

luò tuo xiáng zi

Camel Xiangzi, novel by Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]

龙凤呈祥

lóng fèng chéng xiáng

the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom)

不祥之兆

bù xiáng zhī zhào

(idiom) bad omen

不祥

bù xiáng

ominous

吉祥

jí xiáng

lucky

More characters with 礻

祓礼祇祈祀祆祎祉