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曏

简向 · 繁曏

Mandarin · pinyin xiàng

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曏: Look up this written character
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend

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4 · xiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoeng3

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character · Etymology 1

in the near past; in the past; formerly
facing; against

character · Etymology 2

original form of 晌 (shǎng, “short period of time”)

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