Usage of the character 湘

Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡／苏绣 ( Sūxiù), 粵繡／粤绣 ( Yuèxiù) and 蜀繡／蜀绣 ( Shǔxiù))

Xiāng Qián

湘黔

[湘黔]

Hunan-Guizhou

Línxiāng

临湘

[臨湘]

Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan

Xiāngxiāng

湘乡

[湘鄉]

Xiangxiang, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭 ( Xiāngtán), Hunan

Xiāngqiáo

湘桥

[湘橋]

Xiangqiao district of Chaozhou City 潮州市 ( Cháozhōu Shì), Guangdong

Xiāngxī

湘西

[湘西]

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)
western Hunan

Xiāngcài

湘菜

[湘菜]

Hunan cuisine

Zhēngxiāng

蒸湘

[蒸湘]

Zhengxiang district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan

Xiāngjù

湘剧

[湘劇]

Xiang opera (Hunan)

Xiāngtán

湘潭

[湘潭]

Xiangtan, prefecture-level city in Hunan

Xiāngyīnxiàn

湘阴县

[湘陰縣]

Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan

Xiāngdōngqū

湘东区

[湘東區]

Xiangdong district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市／萍乡市, Jiangxi

Zhēngxiāngqū

蒸湘区

[蒸湘區]

Zhengxiang district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan

Xiāngtán Shì

湘潭市

[湘潭市]

Xiangtan, prefecture-level city in Hunan

xiāngfēizhú

湘妃竹

[湘妃竹]

same as 斑竹 (bānzhú), mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 ( Shùn) concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 ( Ehuáng) and Nüying 女英 ( Nüyīng), known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃 ( Xiāng Fēi)) upon learning of his death

Xiāngxiāngshì

湘乡市

[湘鄉市]