xiāng = xi + ang1
variant of 鄉|乡[xiang1] / country / village
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How to pronounce 鄕

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鄕 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit)
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= bi + Ø1
one grain
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 鄕 as component

鄕 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 鄕

鄕 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 鄕

鄕 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiāng

variant of 鄉|乡[xiang1] / country / village

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