向 (hoeng3 | xiang4) : to face; direction; towards; all along

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向

hoeng3

xiang4

[1] [v] face; turn towards | [ant] 背
[2] [n] direction; inclination; tendency
[3] [prep] towards; to; from; against
[4] [adv] all along; until now (as short for 一向)
[5] an uncommon surname

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

向

This word has been viewed 11521 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Nov 2014 00:46

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方向 fong1 hoeng3 fang1 xiang4 = direction; orientation; path

向前 hoeng3 cin4 xiang4 qian2 = face forwards, ahead

向後 hoeng3 hau6 xiang4 hou4 = backwards

向着 hoeng3 zoek6 xiang4 zhe5 = face; turn towards 國

反向 faan2 hoeng3 fan3 xiang4 = opposite direction; reverse

向來 hoeng3 loi4 xiang4 lai2 = all along; always

向下 hoeng3 haa6 xiang4 xia4 = downwards

向上 hoeng3 soeng6 = up, upswing, uptilt

面向 min6 hoeng3 mian4 xiang4 = face, turn towards

向後轉 hoeng3 hau6 zyun3 = about-face

一向 jat1 hoeng3 yi1 xiang4 = all along

意向 ji3 hoeng3 yi4 xiang4 = disposition

轉向 zyun2 hoeng3 zhuan3 xiang4 = to change direction; change of direction; (placename) Chuen Heung

走向 zau2 hoeng3 zou3 xiang4 = trend; to tend towards

欣欣向榮 jan1 jan1 hoeng3 wing4 xin1 xin1 xiang4 rong2 = flourishing; thriving

傾向 king1 hoeng3 qing1 xiang4 = trend; tendency

定向 ding6 hoeng3 ding4 xiang4 = directional; orientation; sense of orientation; predetermination

偏向 pin1 hoeng3 pian1 xiang4 = [v] biased toward, [n] bad tendency

外向 ngoi6 hoeng3 = extroversion

內向 noi6 hoeng3 nei4 xiang4 = introverted; domestic-oriented

傾向於 king1 hoeng3 jyu1 qing1 xiang4 yu2 = prone to

取向 ceoi2 hoeng3 = orientation

昏頭轉向 fan1 tau4 zyun2 hoeng3 = dizzying headspin

向日葵 hoeng3 jat6 kwai4 xiang4 ri4 kui2 = sunflower

使轉向 sai2 zyun2 hoeng3 shi3 zhuan3 xiang4 = divert

側向 zak1 hoeng3 ce4 xiang4 = side direction

單向 daan1 hoeng3 dan1 xiang4 = uni-directional

向西南 hoeng3 sai1 naam4 xiang4 xi1 nan2 = southwestward

向西 hoeng3 sai1 xiang4 xi1 = westward; (placename) Heung Sai

向南 hoeng3 naam4 xiang4 nan2 = southward; (placename) Heung Nam

向北 hoeng3 bak1 xiang4 bei3 = northward; (placename) Heung Pak

向何處 hoeng3 ho4 cyu3 xiang4 he2 chu4 = whither

路向 lou6 hoeng3 = course, direction

反時針方向 faan2 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3 fan3 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4 = anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction

方向角 fong1 hoeng3 gok3 fang1 xiang4 jiao3 = bearing

逆時針方向 jik6 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3 ni4 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4 = counterclockwise or anticlockwise direction

順時針方向 seon6 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3 shun4 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4 = clockwise

意向書 ji3 hoeng3 syu1 yi4 xiang4 shu1 = letter of intent (commerce)

政治傾向 zing3 zi6 king1 hoeng3 zheng4 zhi4 qing1 xiang4 = political leanings, political orientation

政治取向 zing3 zi6 ceoi2 hoeng3 = political leanings

野外定向 je5 ngoi6 ding6 hoeng3 = orienteering

反向鏟 faan2 hoeng3 caan2 fan3 xiang4 chan3 = a backhoe

向左側 hoeng3 zo2 zak1 = to tilt to the left

向左斜 hoeng3 zo2 ce3 = to tilt to the left

向右側 hoeng3 jau6 zak1 = to tilt to the right

向右斜 hoeng3 jau6 ce3 = to tilt to the right

向前傾 hoeng3 cin4 king1 = to lean forward

向後傾 hoeng3 hau6 king1 = to lean backward

背脊向後彎 bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1 = to arch one's back

向上望 hoeng3 soeng6 mong6 = to look up (direction)

向下望 hoeng3 haa6 mong6 = to look down (direction)

向前彎 hoeng3 cin4 waan1 = to bend forward

動向 dung6 hoeng3 dong4 xiang4 = trend; tendency

歸向 gwai1 hoeng3 gui1 xiang4 = to turn toward

引向 jan5 hoeng3 yin3 xiang4 = lead to

方向感 fong1 hoeng3 gam2 fang1 xiang4 gan3 = sense of direction

向右轉 hoeng3 jau6 zyun3 xiang4 you4 zhuan3 = right face; turn right

向左轉 hoeng3 zo2 zyun3 xiang4 zuo3 zhuan3 = haw; turn left

去向 heoi3 hoeng3 qu4 xiang4 = whereabouts; the direction in which sb. or sth. has gone

志向 zi3 hoeng3 zhi4 xiang4 = aspiration, ideal, ambition

性傾向 sing3 king1 hoeng3 xing4 qing1 xiang4 = sexual orientation

風向袋 fung1 hoeng3 doi6*2 feng1 xiang4 dai4 = a wind-sock

風向 fung1 hoeng3 feng1 xiang4 = wind direction; trends

暴力傾向 bou6 lik6 king1 hoeng3 bao4 li4 qing1 xiang4 = violent tendency; tendency to violence

背脊向天人所食 bui3 zek3 hoeng3 tin1 jan4 so2 sik6 bei4 ji2 xiang4 tian1 ren2 suo3 shi2 = (Cantonese saying) everything that crawls is edible for people 粵

內向者 noi6 hoeng3 ze2 nei4 xiang4 zhe3 = an introvert

外向者 ngoi6 hoeng3 ze2 wai4 xiang4 zhe3 = an extrovert

萬向接頭 maan6 hoeng3 zip3 tau4 wan4 xiang4 jie1 tou2 = universal joint; gimbal

趨向 ceoi1 hoeng3 qu1 xiang4 = to tend; a trend

外向型 ngoi6 hoeng3 jing4 wai4 xiang4 xing2 = export-oriented model (of industry or economic setup)

方向盤 fong1 hoeng3 pun4 fang1 xiang4 pan2 = steering wheel 國

有向數 jau5 hoeng3 sou3 you3 xiang4 shu4 = [math.] directed number

邊界走向 bin1 gaai3 zau2 hoeng3 bian1 jie4 zou3 xiang4 = [n] alignment of the boundary line

欲購從速，以免向隅 juk6 kau3 cung4 cuk1, ji5 min5 hoeng3 jyu4 yu4 gou4 cong2 su4, yi3*2 mian3 xiang4 yu2 = if you wish to purchase, be quick to avoid being sorry (regretting it)

向海嵐 hoeng3 hoi2 laam4 xiang4 hai3 lan2 = Anne Heung

向華強 hoeng3 waa4 koeng4 xiang4 hua2 qiang2 = Charles Heung

Showing all 5 examples containing 向

我走向沙灘國
I walked towards the beach.
[Could possibly be used in spoken Cantonese too, an editor will confirm soon. bernard: spoken cantonese would have a different sentence structure to express this.]

佢向我挑戰粵
He's challenging me.
[Lit. He toward me challenge.]

向客戶核實身份
Verify status with the customer

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

我要借此機會, 向各位致謝
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all.

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