Memory phrase for the Kanji: 向


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Meaning in a direction, towards

Pronunciation

xiàng

Explanation

A house with a chimney (This also can be seen as a variation of roof ) and with a window

Mnemonic


 
At the house the window is in: this direction.

Radicals

in a direction, towards
mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

 向上  xiàng shàng  upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
 所向披靡  suǒ xiàng pī mǐ  to sweep everything before one; to be invincible (idiom)
 趋向  qū xiàng  direction; trend; to incline
 向东  xiàng dōng  eastwards
 定向  dìng xiàng  to determine the direction; directed (breeding, enrollment etc); orienteering (sport)
 向右  xiàng yòu  facing right; rightwards; to the right
 一向  yī xiàng  always (previously); a period of time in the recent past
 向左  xiàng zuǒ  facing left; leftwards; to the left
 指向  zhǐ xiàng  to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
 反向  fǎn xiàng  opposite direction; reverse
 向后  xiàng hòu  backward
 向后  xiàng hòu  

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