向 — meaning, pinyin & examples

Meanings

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Xiàng

1.surname Xiang

xiàng

1.towards
2.to face
3.to turn towards
4.direction
5.to support
6.to side with
7.shortly before
8.formerly
9.always
10.all along
11.(suffix) suitable for ...
12.oriented to ...

xiàng

1.to tend toward
2.to guide
3.variant of 向[xiàng]

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

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Wiktionary

1.to face
2.to side with; to favour; to discriminate in favour of
3.to lean; to slant; to tilt; to list; to slope; to incline
4.to stoop; to bend down
5.to monopolize food
6.to expect; to hope; to favor
7.to admire; to revere
8.to approach; to advance towards
9.direction
10.towards; to
11.the old days; the past
12.always; throughout
13.sorcery, taboo, and magic
14.for (directed at, intended to belong to)
15.an ancient state in modern Shandong
16.name of two places in modern Henan
17.a surname
18.that; in that manner; that much (modifies adjectives)

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 宀 (“house”) + 口 (“mouth”), echos in a place. The original form of 響 (OC *qʰaŋʔ). It was borrowed to represent 𠨍 (嚮) later. The mouth does not represent an opening as in 高 and 谷. Compare 冋. ; “ACG: for (directed at, intended to belong to)”

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向宀口

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Example sentences

她向他求助。
She asked him for help.
她向我求助。
She asked for my help.
我向你保证。
I give you my word.
他向我施壓。
He pressured me.
我向你保证。
I promise.
我望向窗外。
I looked out the window.

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