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向
曏
xiàng
1. variant of [[向<xiàng>]]
2. direction
3. orientation
4. to face
5. to turn toward
6. to
7. towards
8. shortly before
9. formerly
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

向
xiàng
towards; direction, trend
HSK 3 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

一向
yīxiàng
always (previously)
HSK 6
偏向
piānxiàng
partial towards sth
倾向
qīngxiàng
trend
HSK 6
内向
nèixiàng
inward-looking
全向
quánxiàng
in all directions
切向
qiēxiàng
tangent direction
刘向
LiúXiàng
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
动向
dòngxiàng
trend
去向
qùxiàng
the position of sth
反向
fǎnxiàng
opposite direction
取向
qǔxiàng
orientation
向上
xiàngshàng
upward
向下
xiàngxià
down
向来
xiànglái
always (previously)
HSK 6
向例
xiànglì
custom
向前
xiàngqián
forward
向北
xiàngběi
northward
向南
xiàngnán
southward
向外
xiàngwài
out
向后
xiànghòu
backward

Alternate Entries

向
Xiàng
surname Xiang
HSK 3
向
xiàng
towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along
HSK 3
向
xiàng
to tend toward / to guide / variant of [[向<xiàng>]]
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
145
Word Frequency Rank
313 of 84,292

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