向 is also the simplified spelling of 嚮, 曏.
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向
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- 向
- xiàng · toward, direction, trend
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Mandarin tones
4 · xiang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hoeng3
Cantonese word readings for 向. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to face
- to side with; to favour; to discriminate in favour of
- (Hokkien) to lean; to slant; to tilt; to list; to slope; to incline
- (Hokkien) to stoop; to bend down
- (Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to monopolize food
- (Hokkien) to expect; to hope; to favor
- (literary) to admire; to revere
- (literary) to approach; to advance towards
- direction
- towards; to
- (literary) the old days; the past
- always; throughout
- (Taivoan religious concept) sorcery, taboo, and magic
- (chiefly ACG, suffix forming attributive adjectives) for (directed at, intended to belong to)
character · Etymology 1
- an ancient state in modern Shandong
- name of two places in modern Henan
- a surname
character · Etymology 1
- (Teochew) that; in that manner; that much (modifies adjectives)
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