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向

Traditional: 嚮 · 曏

xiàng

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 2

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xiàng · hoeng3 · hoeng2 (Jyutping)

  1. towards
  2. to face
  3. to turn towards
  4. direction
  5. to support
  6. to side with
  7. shortly before
  8. formerly
  9. always
  10. all along
  11. (suffix) suitable for ...
  12. oriented to ...
  13. to tend toward
  14. to guide
  15. variant of 向[xiang4]
  16. orientation
  17. to turn toward
  18. to
  19. surname Xiang

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

向

Meaning
toward, direction, trend
Radical
口
Strokes
6
Components
⿵?口
Cangjie
HBR
Four-corner
2722.0

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