向U+54116 STROKES
Entry·pron. xiàng
ㄒㄧㄤˋ
“Towards; direction; to face; to turn towards; to support; to side with; formerly; surname.”
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- 方向ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋdirection; orientation; the way something faces or points; a general course or trend
- 走向ㄗㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋdirection or trend; the way something is heading; to move toward; geological strike or inclination
- 一向ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋall along; the whole time; a period of time in the recent past; a moment; a short while
- 傾向ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋtendency; trend; orientation; a general direction in which something develops or leans
- 向來ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊalways; all along; from the start; indicates something has been consistently true over time.
- 轉向ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋto change direction; to turn; to shift course; to change one's stance or position; to get lost; to lose one's way
- 面向ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋto face; to turn toward; geared toward; catering for; -oriented
- 正向ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋforward in direction; positive in outlook, attitude, or values
- 邁向ㄇㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋto move toward; to head toward; to take a step toward (a goal or direction).
- 導向ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋto be oriented towards; to guide in a direction; orientation; to steer or direct toward a goal or outcome.
- 朝向ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋto face; to open onto; to turn toward; orientation; exposure; Qibla (Islam)
- 取向ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋorientation; direction; the direction or tendency chosen when pursuing something; a tendency or preference in a particular direction
- 指向ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋto point toward; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
- 雙向ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋbidirectional; two-way; operating or moving in both directions; involving mutual exchange between two sides
- 流向ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋthe direction in which something flows; a current's course; to move or tend toward a particular direction
- 偏向ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋto favor one side; to be biased; to incline toward; a political deviation (e.g., Leftist or Revisionist)
- 動向ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋtrend; tendency; direction in which something is developing or moving
- 南向ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋfacing south; south-facing; (finance, esp. in Taiwan) investing in mainland China or Chinese markets.
- 推向ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄤˋto push toward; to promote or market something to a wider audience; to drive forward.
- 意向ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋintention; intent; inclination; what one has in mind; a plan or purpose one is leaning toward.
- 傾向於ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊto tend to; to be inclined to; to lean toward; to have a tendency to
- 風向ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋthe direction of the wind; the prevailing trend or shift in a situation
- 內向ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋa personality type characterized by shyness, preference for solitude, and limited outward expression; introversion
- 趨向ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧㄤˋtendency; inclination; trend; to lean toward; to gravitate toward.
- 衝向ㄔㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋto rush toward; to charge at; to dash in the direction of.
- 志向ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋambition; goal; ideal; aspiration; the direction of one's will or intent.
- 橫向ㄏㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋhorizontal; sideways; lateral; crosswise; in a horizontal direction
- 逆向ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋopposite direction; reverse; the reverse direction; going against the norm or flow; reverse engineering
- 向心力ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋphysics: the inward force that keeps an object moving in a circular path; figuratively: the cohesive force binding members around a central organization or core.
- 奔向ㄅㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋto run toward; to rush toward; to head for; to dash in the direction of
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