乡
xiāng
country or countryside
native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
a picture of 乡 → the native place where roots are tied
The character originally depicted two intertwined threads or small things facing each other, suggesting the close-knit, intimate bonds of a home community. The modern form is simplified, so the visual logic is faint, but the sense of belonging and rootedness remains.
他很想念家乡的味道。
tā hěn xiǎng niàn jiā xiāng de wèi dào。
He misses the flavors of his hometown very much.
很多年轻人离开农村去城市，乡里的人越来越少。
hěn duō nián qīng rén lí kāi nóng cūn qù chéng shì，xiāng lǐ de rén yuè lái yuè shǎo。
Many young people leave the countryside for the city, and there are fewer and fewer people in the township.
Words with 乡
本乡
běn xiāng
home village
鱼米之乡
yú mǐ zhī xiāng
(lit.) land of fish and rice
下乡
xià xiāng
to go to the countryside
新乡市
xīn xiāng shì
Xinxiang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
家乡
jiā xiāng
hometown
湘乡市
xiāng xiāng shì
Xiangxiang, a county-level city in Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan
萍乡市
píng xiāng shì
Pingxiang, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
异乡
yì xiāng
foreign land
内乡
nèi xiāng
see 內鄉縣|内乡县[Nei4 xiang1 Xian4]
返乡
fǎn xiāng
to return to one's home town
造桥乡
zào qiáo xiāng
Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
达仁乡
dá rén xiāng
Daren or Tajen township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan