xiàng

towards; to; to face

Character data

Radical ⼝ (30.3)
Strokes 6
TRADITIONAL ,
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

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Words containing 向

Word Meaning
lately; in the recent past
binormal vector (to a space curve)
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
trend; tendency
missing; lost
down; downward
whither
whither
always (previously)
usual practice; custom; convention up to now
forward somersault
forward somersault
northward; facing north
northward
southward
to turn right
groundless invention; completely made-up story
make up things from nothing; baseless invention
make up stories from nothing; groundless
to make up nonsense; to invent without proof
outward; out
Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station
Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station
to turn left