前一向

lately / in the recent past

front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

always (previously) / a period of time in the recent past

surname Xiang

towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ...

to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向[xiang4]

variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly