向
xiàng
HSK 3
#146 most
frequent character
direction, orientation, to face
preposition
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
向 shows a mouth 口 crying inside a room, making an echo. That was the first sense, and it grew to 'echo, reverberation', now written 响. The sense 'north-facing window' was borrowed for sound; later came 'to face', 'toward', and 'direction'.
Drawn as: mouth crying in room; building; mouth
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Example Sentences
我向西走。
wǒ xiàngxī zǒu 。
I walk towards the west.
他向我解释这个问题。
tā xiàng wǒ jiěshì zhègè wèntí 。
He explained this problem to me.
他们向你求助。
tāmen xiàng nǐ qiúzhù 。
They seek help from you.
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