xiàng

lane

alley

shared (共) + phonetic (巳) = a communal lane

共 originally meant 'shared' or 'communal,' evoking a passage everyone uses together. 巳 is phonetic here, lending sound rather than meaning.

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The sixth earthly branch (a snake-like symbol)Phonetic

我家旁边有一条安静的小

wǒ jiā páng biān yǒu yī tiáo ān jìng de xiǎo xiàng。

there is a quiet little alley next to my home.

他们在子里迷路了,找不到出口。

tā men zài xiàng zi lǐ mí lù le,zhǎo bù dào chū kǒu。

they got lost in the alley and could not find the way out.

Words with 巷

里巷

lǐ xiàng

lane

酒香不怕巷子深

jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn

fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)

大街小巷

dà jiē xiǎo xiàng

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

小巷

xiǎo xiàng

alley

巷子

xiàng zi

alley

巷弄

xiàng lòng

alley

巷战

xiàng zhàn

(military) street fighting; urban combat

东交民巷

dōng jiāo mín xiàng

East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861–1959

死巷

sǐ xiàng

blind alley; dead end

烟花柳巷

yān huā liǔ xiàng

red-light district

烟花巷

yān huā xiàng

red-light district

窄巷

zhǎi xiàng

narrow alley

More characters with 共

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