向
xiàng
variant of 向[xiang4]
direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
a picture of 向 → a window in a wall, facing outward
The ancient form of 向 depicted a window or opening in a wall — a gap that a person or air faces toward. The mouth-like opening (口) sits beneath what was once a simple house shape, suggesting something oriented outward.
她向老师问了一个问题。
tā xiàng lǎo shī wèn le yī gè wèn tí。
she asked the teacher a question.
他转过身，向窗外看了看。
tā zhuǎn guò shēn，xiàng chuāng wài kàn le kàn。
he turned around and looked outside the window.
Words with 向
方向盘
fāng xiàng pán
steering wheel
志向
zhì xiàng
ambition
换向
huàn xiàng
commutation (electricity)
晕头转向
yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng
confused and disoriented
反向
fǎn xiàng
opposite direction
取向
qǔ xiàng
orientation
向量
xiàng liàng
(math.) vector
去向不明
qù xiàng bù míng
missing
意向
yì xiàng
intention
外向
wài xiàng
extroverted (personality)
所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
流向
liú xiàng
direction of a current