向
xiàng
variant of 向[xiang4]
direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
a picture of 向 → a window in a wall, facing outward
The ancient form of 向 depicted a window or opening in a wall — a gap that a person or air faces toward. The mouth-like opening (口) sits beneath what was once a simple house shape, suggesting something oriented outward.
她向老师问了一个问题。
tā xiàng lǎo shī wèn le yī gè wèn tí。
she asked the teacher a question.
他转过身，向窗外看了看。
tā zhuǎn guò shēn，xiàng chuāng wài kàn le kàn。
he turned around and looked outside the window.
Words with 向
径向
jìng xiàng
radial (direction)
迳向
jìng xiàng
radial
通向
tōng xiàng
to lead to
迈向
mài xiàng
to stride toward (success)
重定向
chóng dìng xiàng
to redirect
野外定向
yě wài dìng xiàng
orienteering
双向
shuāng xiàng
bidirectional
头向前
tóu xiàng qián
headlong
风向
fēng xiàng
wind direction
风向标
fēng xiàng biāo
vane
驶向
shǐ xiàng
(of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of
一切向钱看
yī qiè xiàng qián kàn
to put money above everything else