向 xiàng▶ hacia

Stroke order

向 is written in 6 strokes.

• 向

Senses

1. towards
2. to face
3. to turn towards
4. direction
5. to support
6. to side with
7. shortly before
8. formerly
9. always
10. all along
11. (suffix) suitable for ...
12. oriented to ...

Example sentences

• 请向前走五分钟。Qǐng xiàng qián zǒu wǔ fēnzhōng.Please walk forward for five minutes.
• 他向我笑了笑。Tā xiàng wǒ xiào le xiào.He smiled at me.

Related words

• 方向dirección
• 一向Siempre
• 倾向inclinación
• 向导Guía, guiar
• 向往Anhelar
• 向来siempre

向 is pronounced xiàng and means “hacia”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 向 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.