Usage of the character 向

towards
to face
to turn towards
direction
to support
to side with
shortly before
formerly
always
all along
(suffix) suitable for ...
oriented to ...

Xiàng

向

[向]

surname Xiang

xiàng

向

[嚮]

to tend toward
to guide
variant of 向 (xiàng)

xiàng

向

[曏]

variant of 向 (xiàng)
direction
orientation
to face
to turn toward
to
towards
shortly before
formerly

yìxiàng

意向

[意向]

intention
purpose
intent
inclination
disposition

fēngxiàng

风向

[風向]

wind direction
the way the wind is blowing
fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones)
how things are developing
course of events

zhìxiàng

志向

[志向]

ambition
goal
ideal
aspiration

yǐnxiàng

引向

[引向]

to lead to
to draw to
to steer towards

xiàngzhe

向着

[向著]

towards
facing (sb or sth)
(coll.) to side with
to favor

chōngxiàng

冲向

[衝嚮]

to charge into

héngxiàng

横向

[橫向]

horizontal
orthogonal
perpendicular
lateral
crosswise

xiàngxià

向下

[向下]

down
downward

jìngxiàng

径向

[徑向]

radial (direction)

cháoxiàng

朝向

[朝向]

toward
to face
to open onto
to turn towards
orientation
exposure
Qibla (Islam)

xiàngběi

向北

[向北]

northward
facing north

xiàngwài

向外

[向外]

outward

xiàngxī

向西

[向西]

westward

xiàngliàng

向量

[向量]

(math.) vector

qùxiàng

去向

[去向]

direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts

xiàngbèi

向背

[向背]

to support or oppose

nèixiàng

内向

[內向]

reserved (personality)
introverted
(economics etc) domestic-oriented

màixiàng

迈向

[邁向]

to stride toward (success)
to march toward
to take a step toward

xìngxiàng

性向

[性向]

aptitude
disposition
inclination

xiàngwǎng

向往

[嚮往]

to yearn for
to look forward to

qūxiàng

趋向

[趨向]

direction; trend
to incline

yīxiàng

一向

[一向]

a period of time in the recent past
(indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time

Xiàngyáng

向阳

[向陽]

Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯 ( Jiāmùsī), Heilongjiang
Xiangyang district of Hegang city 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

huànxiàng

换向

[換向]

commutation (electricity)

zhuǎnxiàng

转向

[轉向]

to change direction
fig. to change one's stance

xiàngqián

向前

[向前]

forward
onward

xiàngyú

向隅

[向隅]

lit. to face the corner (idiom)
fig. to miss out on sth

xiànglái

向来

[向來]

always (previously)

jìngxiàng

迳向

[逕向]

radial

xiàngmù

向暮

[向暮]

towards evening

xiàngnán

向南

[向南]

southward

miànxiàng

面向

[面嚮]

to face
to turn towards
to incline to
geared towards
catering for
-oriented
facial feature
appearance
aspect
facet

zǒuxiàng

走向

[走向]

direction
strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
inclination
trend
to move towards
to head for

shuāngxiàng

双向

[雙向]

bidirectional
two-way
interactive

xiànghuǒ

向火

[向火]

to warm oneself facing the fire

dìngxiàng

定向

[定向]

to orientate
directional
directed
orienteering

guīxiàng

归向

[歸向]

to turn toward

xiànglì

向例

[向例]

custom
usual practice
convention up to now

zhóuxiàng

轴向

[軸向]

axis
axial

zhuànxiàng

转向

[轉向]

to get lost
to lose one's way

zhǐxiàng

指向

[指向]

to point towards
aimed at
facing
the direction indicated

diàoxiàng

掉向

[掉向]

to turn
to adjust one's direction
to lose one's bearings

xiàngdǎo

向导

[嚮導]

guide

quánxiàng

全向

[全向]

in all directions

xiàngyáng

向阳

[向陽]

facing the sun
exposed to the sun

Liú Xiàng

刘向

[劉向]

Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author

dānxiàng

单向

[單向]

unidirectional

dòngxiàng

动向

[動向]

trend; tendency

qǔxiàng

取向

[取向]

orientation
direction

fǎnxiàng

反向

[反向]

opposite direction
reverse

xiàngpán

向盘

[向盤]

compass

zhèngxiàng

正向

[正向]

forward (direction)
positive (thinking, mood, values etc)

xiàngxìng

向性

[向性]

tropism

liúxiàng

流向

[流向]

direction of a current
direction of flow
to flow toward

xiāngxiàng

相向

[相向]

facing one another; face-to-face

dǎoxiàng

导向

[導向]

to be oriented towards
orientation

xiàngmù

向慕

[向慕]

to adore

xiàngdōng

向东

[向東]

eastwards

zòngxiàng

纵向

[縱向]

longitudinal
vertical

hángxiàng

航向

[航向]

course
direction (a ship or plane is heading in)

xiànghòu

向后

[向後]

backward

qiēxiàng

切向

[切向]

tangent direction

fāngxiàng

方向

[方向]

direction; orientation
CL:個／个 (gè)

fùxiàng

负向

[負向]

negative (response, emotion etc)

shǐxiàng

驶向

[駛向]

(of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of

piānxiàng

偏向

[偏向]

partial towards sth
to prefer
to incline
erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)

xiàngshàng

向上

[向上]

upward
up
to advance
to try to improve oneself
to make progress

lùxiàng

路向

[路向]

road direction
(fig.) direction
path

xiàngxié

向斜

[向斜]

syncline (geology)

qīngxiàng

倾向

[傾向]

trend
tendency
orientation

tōngxiàng

通向

[通向]

to lead to

nìxiàng

逆向

[逆向]

backwards
reverse direction

wàixiàng

外向

[外向]

extroverted (personality)
(economics etc) export-oriented

qīngxiàngxìng

倾向性

[傾向性]

tendency
inclination
orientation

fǎxiànglì

法向力

[法向力]

normal force (physics)

xiàngyánghuā

向阳花

[向陽花]

sunflower

chéngrénxiàng

成人向

[成人向]

suitable for adults

yìxiàngshū

意向书

[意向書]

letter of intent (LOI) (commerce)

fāngxiàngxìng

方向性

[方向性]

directionality (molecular biology)

xiàngliàngjī

向量积

[向量積]

vector product (of vectors)

zhuǎnxiàngdēng

转向灯

[轉向燈]

vehicle turn indicator light

tóuxiàngqián

头向前

[頭向前]

headlong

fēngxiàngbiāo

风向标

[風向標]

vane
propellor blade
weather vane
windsock

xiàngyòuguǎi

向右拐

[向右拐]

to turn right

zhèngfāngxiàng

正方向

[正方向]

forward direction
(analytic geometry) positive direction

zhuǎnxiàngpán

转向盘

[轉向盤]

steering wheel

dānfāngxiàng

单方向

[單方向]

unidirectional
single-aspect

xiàngrìkuí

向日葵

[向日葵]

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

qiēxiàngliàng

切向量

[切向量]

tangent vector

chóngdìngxiàng

重定向

[重定向]

to redirect

Xiàngjiābà

向家坝

[向家壩]

Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station

zhèngxiànglì

正向力

[正向力]

normal force (physics)

Xiàngyángqū

向阳区

[向陽區]

Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯 ( Jiāmùsī), Heilongjiang

fǎxiàngliàng

法向量

[法向量]

normal vector

qiányīxiàng

前一向

[前一向]

lately
in the recent past

xìngzhǐxiàng

性指向

[性指向]

sexual orientation

qīngxiàngyú

倾向于

[傾向於]

to incline to
to prefer
to be prone to

xiàngxīnán

向西南

[向西南]

southwestward

xiàngzuǒguǎi

向左拐

[向左拐]

to turn left

xiànghéchù

向何处

[向何處]

whither

fāngxiàngpán

方向盘

[方向盤]

steering wheel

fāngxiànggǎn

方向感

[方向感]

sense of direction

wàixiàngxíng

外向型

[外向型]

export-oriented (economic model)

qiēxiànglì

切向力

[切向力]

tangential force

xiàngxīnlì

向心力

[向心力]

centripetal force
(fig.) cohering force
cohesion
team spirit

xìngqǔxiàng

性取向

[性取向]

sexual orientation

tèzhēngxiàngliàng

特征向量

[特徵向量]

eigenvector (math.)

gǎi'èxiàngshàn

改恶向善

[改惡向善]

turn away from evil and follow virtue

zhuǎnxiàngxìnhào

转向信号

[轉向信號]

turn signal (auto.)
turning indicator

fùfǎxiàngliàng

副法向量

[副法向量]

binormal vector (to a space curve)

xiàngliàngkōngjiān

向量空间

[向量空間]

(math.) vector space; linear space

zǒuxiàngduàncéng

走向断层

[走向斷層]

strike fault (geology)

dìngxiàngpéiyù

定向培育

[定向培育]

directed breeding

běnzhēngxiàngliàng

本征向量

[本徵向量]

eigenvector (math.)
also written 特徵向量／特征向量

suǒxiàngwúdí

所向无敌

[所向無敵]

to be invincible
unrivalled

dìngxiàngyuèyě

定向越野

[定向越野]

cross-country orienteering

nùmùxiāngxiàng

怒目相向

[怒目相向]

to glower at each other (idiom)

xiàngliàngdàishù

向量代数

[向量代數]

vector algebra

yěwàidìngxiàng

野外定向

[野外定向]

orienteering

zhǐxiàngzhuāngzhì

指向装置

[指向裝置]

pointing device (computing)

qūlüxiàngliàng

曲率向量

[曲率向量]

curvature vector

Xiàngbā Píngcuò

向巴平措

[向巴平措]

Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 2003-2010

xiàngliàngtúxíng

向量图形

[向量圖形]

(computing) vector graphics

zhǔfǎxiàngliàng

主法向量

[主法向量]

principal normal vector (to a space curve)

zìdǐxiàngshàng

自底向上

[自底向上]

bottom-up

yūntóuzhuànxiàng

晕头转向

[暈頭轉向]

confused and disoriented

jiělǐfāngxiàng

解理方向

[解理方向]

direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)

rénxīnsuǒxiàng

人心所向

[人心所向]

that which is yearned for by the public

nüshēngwàixiàng

女生外向

[女生外向]

a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
a woman's heart is with her husband

dānwèixiàngliàng

单位向量

[單位向量]

(math.) unit vector

máotóuzhǐxiàng

矛头指向

[矛頭指向]

to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)

mēngtóuzhuǎnxiàng

蒙头转向

[矇頭轉向]

to lose one's bearings
utterly confused

zìdǐngxiàngxià

自顶向下

[自頂向下]

top-down

xīnxīnxiàngróng

欣欣向荣

[欣欣向榮]

(idiom) flourishing
thriving

quánjiǎoxiāngxiàng

拳脚相向

[拳腳相向]

to square off
to exchange blows
to rain blows on sb

bùliángqīngxiàng

不良倾向

[不良傾向]

harmful trend

xiànghòufānténg

向后翻腾

[向後翻騰]

backward somersault

xiàngbìxūzào

向壁虚造

[向壁虛造]

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

dānxiàngdiànliú

单向电流

[單向電流]

(elec.) unidirectional current
DC
also written 直流 (zhíliú)

xiàfēngfāngxiàng

下风方向

[下風方向]

leeward

yǐntǐxiàngshàng

引体向上

[引體向上]

chin-up (physical exercise)

zhèngxiàngqiánkàn

正向前看

[正向前看]

look-ahead assertion

xiāngxiàngtūjī

相向突击

[相向突擊]

sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)

zhōngxiàngxìnggé

中向性格

[中向性格]

ambiversion
ambiverted

bùzhīqùxiàng

不知去向

[不知去向]

whereabouts unknown
gone missing

xiàngbìxūgòu

向壁虚构

[向壁虛構]

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

suǒxiàngpīmǐ

所向披靡

[所向披靡]

(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

miànxiàngliánjiē

面向连接

[面嚮連接]

connection-oriented

qùxiàngbùmíng

去向不明

[去向不明]

missing
lost

xiàngqiánfānténg

向前翻腾

[向前翻騰]

forward somersault

qiēxiàngsùdù

切向速度

[切向速度]

tangential velocity

yīqièxiàngqiánkàn

一切向钱看

[一切向錢看]

to put money above everything else

dānwèiqiēxiàngliàng

单位切向量

[單位切向量]

(math.) unit tangent vector

zǒuxiànghuádòngduàncéng

走向滑动断层

[走向滑動斷層]

strike-slip fault (geology)
fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another

miànxiàngduìxiàngyǔyán

面向对象语言

[面嚮對象語言]

object oriented language

hǎohǎoxuéxí,tiāntiānxiàngshàng

好好学习，天天向上

[好好學習，天天向上]

study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

míngzhīshānyǒuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

[明知山有虎，偏向虎山行]

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers