向 (xiàng): meaning and stroke order
向 (xiàng) means towards, to face, to turn towards, direction, to support, to side with, shortly before.
向
- Simplified
- 向
- Traditional
- 向, 嚮, 曏
- Pinyin
- xiàng
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Stroke order of 向
向
- Xiàng surname Xiang
- xiàng towards; to face
- xiàng to tend toward; to guide
- 6 strokes
- Traditional form: 嚮
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Meaning of 向
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xiàng
- towards
- to face
- to turn towards
- direction
- to support
- to side with
- shortly before
- formerly
- always
- all along
- (suffix) suitable for ...
- oriented to ...
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Xiàng
- surname Xiang
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xiàng
Traditional 嚮
- to tend toward
- to guide
- variant of 向[xiang4]
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xiàng
Traditional 曏
- variant of 向[xiang4]
- direction
- orientation
- to face
- to turn toward
- to
- towards
- shortly before
- formerly
Radical and structure
- 向
- Radical 口 (Kangxi radical 30) · 6 strokes
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 向
- 向来 xiàng lái always (previously)
- 向导 xiàng dǎo guide
- 方向 fāng xiàng direction; orientation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 走向 zǒu xiàng direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
- 志向 zhì xiàng ambition; goal
- 向往 xiàng wǎng to yearn for; to look forward to
- 引体向上 yǐn tǐ xiàng shàng chin-up (physical exercise)
- 内向 nèi xiàng reserved (personality); introverted
- 外向 wài xiàng extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented
向 in our stories
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“今天他要回天上，向玉皇大帝报告我们家这一年做了什么好事、什么坏事。”
jīntiān tā yào huí tiān shàng xiàng Yùhuáng Dàdì bàogào wǒmen jiā zhè yì nián zuò le shénme hǎoshì shénme huàishì
"Today he goes back up to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor on all the good and bad things our family has done this year."
From the story Sweets for the Kitchen God HSK 5
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沉香回到华山，打败了舅舅二郎神，然后举起神斧，用尽全身的力气向山劈下去。
Chénxiāng huídào Huà Shān dǎbài le jiùjiu Èrláng Shén ránhòu jǔ qǐ shén fǔ yòngjìn quánshēn de lìqi xiàng shān pī xiàqu
Chenxiang returned to Mount Hua, defeated his uncle Erlang Shen, then raised the axe and brought it down on the mountain with all his strength.
From the story Splitting the mountain to save his mother HSK 5
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画完最后一笔，姑娘向他深深地鞠了一躬，慢慢地不见了。
huà wán zuìhòu yì bǐ gūniang xiàng tā shēnshēn de jū le yì gōng mànmàn de bú jiàn le
When he made the last brushstroke, the girl bowed deeply to him and slowly faded away.
From the story The girl in the painting HSK 5
Stories using 向
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).