互

crisscross, mutual

互 depicts two interlocking canine teeth, one above the other. Its original meaning is to interlock or to cross, and later it extends to the meaning of mutual or reciprocal.

Vocabulary of 互

  • 互助 (help each other)
  • 互補 (complementary)
  • 互惠 (reciprocal)

Classification

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