| 祥 | 1027B45 63B.10-8 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄒㄧㄤˊ [xiang2] | ||
| N. | (1) Omens (orig. indicating good and bad, but generally limited to good augury). (2) Good luck, happy omens: 吉祥 common term for good luck (also wr. 吉羊); 不祥 bad omen, ill luck. (3) Sacrificial offering on the anniversary of the death of parents--小祥，大祥 on the first, second such anniversary. | |||||
| Words | 1. 祥兆 [xiang2zhao4], n., good omens. 2. 祥金 [xiang2jin1], n., term for ancient sacrificial bronzes. 3. 祥瑞 [xiang2rui4], n., good omens. 4. 祥雲 [xiang2yUn2], n., beautiful, auspicious clouds, used esp. in describing the skies accompanying appearances of Buddha. | |||||