向

The character "向" has 6 strokes. "向" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "向" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "向" are "xiàng" . View the stroke order of "向">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "向"

v.: face; turn towards; approach; have an unfair preference/a bias (for); side with; take sb's part; be partial to

n.: direction; inclination; preference; tendency; past

prep.: to; towards; against

adv.: until now; always; all along

• face : n.脸；面孔；面；表面；表情；方面；脸色；面容；展示
• approach : v.接近；靠近；找…商谈；找… 商量；向…接洽；着手处理；临近（未来时刻；未来事件）；临近；数量（或质量）上接近（某一数字；某种水平
• side with : 站在…一边；支持
• be partial to : 偏袒；偏爱；偏...
• direction : n.方向；管理；指导；朝向；总体目标；必经之路；总方向；总趋势；总的目的；导演
• inclination : n.自然倾向；斜坡；倾度；倾角；斜角；爱好；兴趣；磁倾；点头；弯腰
• preference : n.更加喜爱；偏爱；优先偿还权；优先权；偏爱的事物；优先选择权
• tendency : n.趋势；趋向；倾向；政治社团
• past : adj.过去的；不复存在的；以前的；刚过去的；过去时的
• to : prep.向；朝；往；到；对；跟；与；属于；附于；归于；对于；关于；使；比；记入
• towards : prep.向；朝着；对；关于；为；有助于；用于；接近达到；接近；将近
• against : prep.反对；为…预备；为…准备；防备；按照；参照；与…相对；倚着；靠在；抵御
• until now : 直到现在；直至现在；直到如今
• always : adv.始终；总是；作为最后一着；无论如何；永远；老是；一直以来；一再
• all along : 一直；始终

Form words with "向"

向后撤 withdraw

向阳性 heliotropism

向外倾 lean outward

向获胜者致贺 congratulate the winners

向报界宣布 announce to the press

向某人征稿 solicit contributions from sb

向敌人开战 make war on the enemy

向学校请假 get leave from school

向成规挑战 challenge conventionality

向窗外探视 look out of the window

企稳向好 stabilize and improve

向内跑 run inward

向现代化进军 march towards modernization

向战胜国赔款 pay indemnity to the victors

向官员行贿 bribe an official

向某人问话 ask sb questions

向死神挑战 challenge death

向敌人挑衅 make provocation against the enemy

向群众公布 announce to the masses

向银行借贷 borrow from a bank

Example phrases using "向"

• 全体起立向演讲人热烈鼓掌欢呼。

  The speaker was given a standing ovation.

• 他手捧鲜花，单膝跪地向她求婚。

  He was down on one knee proposing to her with a bunch of flowers in his hands.

• 不要一有困难就伸手向国家要钱。

  Don’t ask for money help from the state whenever you run into some difficulty.

• 他们从四面八方向堡垒发起冲击。

  They assaulted the fort on all sides.

• 他向我发了一个明确无误的信号。

  He sent me an unmistakable signal.

• 既然你知道错了，就该向他道个歉。

  As you know you are in the wrong, you should apologize to him.

• 喷泉向天空喷射出银色的水花。

  The fountain throws its silvery spray into the air.

• 他见义勇为，大家都向他挑大拇指。

  Everyone held up his thumb at his heroism.

• 你可以向厂家写信索取说明书。

  You could write to the company for a manual.

• 大多数公路从北京向周围辐射。

  Most highways radiate from Beijing.