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

Stroke order

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Words containing 向

Word Meaning
to turn toward
normal force (physics)
normal vector
eigenvector (math.)
eigenvector (math.)
face-to-face; facing one another
sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
utterly confused; to lose one's bearings
utterly confused; to lose one's bearings
to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
vertical; longitudinal
bottom-up
top-down
top-down
to charge into
direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)
negative (response, emotion etc)
negative (response, emotion etc)
strike fault (geology)
strike fault (geology)
strike-slip fault (geology)
strike-slip fault (geology)
trend; direction; to incline