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xiàng = xi + ang4
surname Xiang
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xiàng = xi + ang4
towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ...
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to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向[xiang4]
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variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly
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How to pronounce 向

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
+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

向 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
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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archaic variant of 坰[jiong1]
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zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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Characters with 向 as component

to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向[xiang4]
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echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises
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soldier's pay
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Words with 向

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Sentences with 向

ěr
zǒu
xiàng
guài
wu
Kal goes to the monster.

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