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<WL>祥 [xiáng] (吉祥 jíxiáng) auspicious/lucky; 降祥 blessings from heaven; 慈祥 cíxiáng kind
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<WL>祥 [xiáng] 吉祥 auspicious/lucky; 降祥 blessings from heaven; 慈祥 kind/loving; 不祥 ominous@@; (HDZ:) …
The Shuōwén Seal form of 祥(􀀚) xiáng ‘luck/blessing’ combines 礻(示 shì) ‘heavens/rite’, and 羊(􀧼) yáng ‘goat/sheep’ (phonosemantic).
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 祥(􀀚) xiáng ‘luck/blessing’ (福) combines 礻(示 shì) ‘heavens/rite’, and 羊(􀧼) yáng ‘goat/sheep’ (phonosemantic).
Compare: 善(􀜸𧨅) shàn ‘good’, 美(􀨔) měi ‘beautiful’, 义/義(􂍬) yì ‘ceremony; etiquette/manners’ (in which 羊 has ‘good’ meanings, probably connected with slaughter of lambs for food and ancient ritual sacrifice).
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Note: SW glosses 羊(􀧼) with a pun on 祥(􀀚), cf. 羊.
Compare: 详/詳(􀙍𧨢) xiáng ‘careful study/deliberation’.
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Compare: 善(􀜸𧨅) shàn ‘good’; 美(􀨔) měi ‘beautiful’; 义/義(􂍬) yì ‘ceremony; etiquette/manners’ (rite/ritual).
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Compare: 详/詳(􀙍𧨢) xiáng ‘careful study/deliberation’, also wr. 祥 (HDZ).
 
“[祥] Good omen; auspicious, happy, luck” —Karlgren(1923).
 
“[祥] Good omen; auspicious, happy, luck” —Karlgren(1923).
 
HDZ: 祥 : xiáng : 幸福, 吉利 (cf. 詳); 善, 好 (cf. 詳); 吉凶的征兆; 顺; (古) (丧祭名) (小祥: 周年祭; 大祥: 两周年祭); 詳: 详细; (姓)
 
HDZ: 祥 : xiáng : 幸福, 吉利 (cf. 詳); 善, 好 (cf. 詳); 吉凶的征兆; 顺; (古) (丧祭名) (小祥: 周年祭; 大祥: 两周年祭); 詳: 详细; (姓)

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