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祥和 (xiáng hé) — auspicious and peaceful; serene and propitious

Definition

祥和 (xiánghé) describes a calm, propitious atmosphere — peaceful and warm. It overlaps with 吉祥 but 吉祥 is more directly 'lucky/auspicious' (often a wish); 祥和 is a feeling or atmosphere.

adjective
auspicious and peacefulserene and propitious

Examples

  • ，，祥和。
    Chūn jié de jiā yàn shàng, yì jiā rén tán xiào fēng shēng, qì fen shí fēn xiáng hé.
    At the Spring Festival family dinner, everyone chatted cheerfully, and the atmosphere was very warm and peaceful.
  • 祥和，。
    Nà wèi lǎo zhě miàn róng xiáng hé, ràng rén jué de fēi cháng qīn jìn.
    That elderly person's face had a serene and kind expression, making people feel very close.
  • ，祥和。
    Zhè ge xiǎo zhèn mín fēng chún pǔ, shēng huó xiáng hé níng jìng.
    This small town has simple folk customs and a peaceful, tranquil life.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

祥xiángauspicious
和hépeaceful

祥 means auspicious and 和 means peaceful, so together they describe a serene, propitious atmosphere.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
示示shìaltar
Sound part声符shēngfú
羊
羊yáng祥xiáng
Same sound today

祥 pairs 示 (altar) with 羊 for its sound. Originally it was just 羊, and 示 was added later to distinguish it.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé和hé
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract Concepts

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