Memory phrase for the character: 向

向

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Meaning

in a direction, towards

Pronunciation

 xiàng

Explanation

 A house 冂 with a chimney ノ (This also can be seen as a variation of roof 宀) and with a window 口

Mnemonic
 
At the house the window is in: this direction.

Radicals

向 in a direction, towards
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

向上 xiàng shàng  upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress
所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ  to sweep everything before one; to be invincible (idiom)
趋向 qū xiàng  direction; trend; to incline
向东 xiàng dōng  eastwards
定向 dìng xiàng  to determine the direction; directed (breeding, enrollment etc); orienteering (sport)
向右 xiàng yòu  facing right; rightwards; to the right
一向 yī xiàng  always (previously); a period of time in the recent past
向左 xiàng zuǒ  facing left; leftwards; to the left
指向 zhǐ xiàng  to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
反向 fǎn xiàng  opposite direction; reverse
向后 xiàng hòu  backward
向后 xiàng hòu  

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