The bronze script of character Xiang is
The top is character Mutual - 相 (Post 376), which means that checking the trees for building material. The bottom is horizontal character Water - 水 (Post 13). The meaning of the character Xiang is row raft on the river to transport the wood materials back to home for building houses.
The big seal script of character Xiang is
Similar to bronze script, the top is character Mutual - 相, the bottom is character Water - 水, row rafting.
The small seal script of character Xiang is
The character Water - 水 right now is on the left, and the character Mutual - 相 is on the right, which arrangement could make the character compact in order to write into a square box.
The clerical script of character Xiang is
The left is Radical Three Drops, which is simplified of character Water - 水. The right is character Mutual - 相.
When 湘 represents Hunan is unknown, but at least before Warring State Period - 战国时代， 475 – 221 BC, 湘 means Hunan.
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