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巷
xiàng
1. lane
2. alley
HSK 6 Common • Top 12% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

巷
xiàng
alley, lane
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (15)

巷子
xiàngzi
alley
巷弄
xiànglòng
alley
街巷
jiēxiàng
streets and alleys
小巷
xiǎoxiàng
alley
死巷
sǐxiàng
blind alley
里巷
lǐxiàng
lane
窄巷
zhǎixiàng
narrow alley
烟花巷
yānhuāxiàng
red-light district
烟花柳巷
yānhuāliǔxiàng
red-light district
东交民巷
Dōngjiāomínxiàng
a street to the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising
大街小巷
dàjiēxiǎoxiàng
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
万人空巷
wànrénkōngxiàng
the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
街谈巷议
jiētánxiàngyì
the talk of the town (idiom)
街头巷尾
jiētóuxiàngwěi
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
酒香不怕巷子深
jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,398
Word Frequency Rank
9,912 of 84,292

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