向
xiàngXiàng HSK2

toward

向 (曏) xiàng frequency
towards preposition
to, towards, or in the direction of

如果你有不明白的地方，可以向老师请教。

rú​guǒ nǐ yǒu bù míng​bai de dì​fang, kě​yǐ xiàng lǎo​shī qǐng​jiào.

If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask the teacher for advice.

direction preposition
direction, orientation, or to face or turn toward

指南针坏了，他在这片林子里辨别不清向。

zhǐ​nán​zhēn huài le, tā zài zhè piàn lín​zi lǐ biàn​bié bù qīng xiàng.

The compass was broken, and he couldn't tell which way was which in these woods.

formerly preposition
shortly before or formerly

向所提到的问题，目前已经全部解决了。

xiàng suǒ tí​dào de wèn​tí, mù​qián yǐ​jīng quán​bù jiě​jué le.

The problems previously mentioned have all been resolved now.

向 xiàng
towards preposition
towards; to; heading for

请向左转。

qǐng xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn.

Please turn left.

oriented verb
as a suffix: suitable for; oriented to

这是一个面向学生的应用。

zhè shì yī gè miàn​xiàng xué​sheng de yìng​yòng.

This is an application geared towards students.

face preposition
to face; to turn towards; direction

这间房间向南。

zhè jiān fáng​jiān xiàng nán.

This room faces south.

support preposition
to support; to side with; to favor

你不能总是向着他。

nǐ bù néng zǒng​shì xiàng zhe tā.

You can't always side with him.

always adverb
formerly; always; all along; shortly before

向来如此。

xiàng​lái rú​cǐ.

It has always been this way.

向 (嚮) xiàng
guide preposition
to lead, direct, or show the way

那位有经验的猎人自愿在前面为大家向路。

nà wèi yǒu jīng​yàn de liè​rén zì​yuàn zài qián​miàn wèi dà​jiā xiàng lù.

That experienced hunter volunteered to lead the way for everyone.

tend toward verb
to move, face, or incline in a specific direction

人心向善。

rén​xīn xiàng shàn.

Human hearts incline toward goodness.

向 Xiàng
Xiang proper name
surname Xiang

向先生在办公室。

Xiàng xiān​sheng zài bàn​gōng​shì.

Mr. Xiang is in the office.

Frequency
Character
Written text
146th most common 1431.4 per million
Movie subtitles
305th most common 525.1 per million appears in 89% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
513.3 per million appears in 81% of films
Written text
857.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
曏嚮
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+5411

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)