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6		ㄒㄧㄤˋ [xiang4] .Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  A surname.
(2)  Direction: 方向 ditto;
風向 direction of the wind;
定向 definite direction;
不知去向 do not know where (he, it) went;
傾向，趨向 tendency, inclination, also v.t., incline toward;
歸向 the direction home;
v.t., to turn toward (religion, ruling regime);
direction of movement;
ambition.
V(1)  To face, also facing (see also Prep.↓): 向東，向西 face (or facing) east, west;
向後轉 aboutface (mil.).
(2)  To aim, strive, develop in certain direction: 向上 develop, strive upwards;
向善 seek after the good;
欣欣向榮 (of plants) grow luxuriantly;
see 向慕，向化 [xiang4mu4], [xiang4hua4]↓;
向風 [xiang4feng1]↓.
(3)  To side with, favor (person): 你老是向著他 you always take his side.
AdjPast, earlier days: 向來，向日 [xiang4lai2], [xiang4ri4]↓;
向者 in former times;
(also the past subjunctive) 向非戎事備 (LL) if the army had not been prepared in those days;
向使 if it had been.
PrepToward: 向明，向晚 toward dawn, dusk;
向前，向後 forward, backward;
向右轉 turn right;
向他說 speak to him;
向上帝祈求 pray to God;
奔向自由 flee to freedom;
向火取暖 warm oneself before the fire.
Words1.向背 [xiang4bei4], n., “front and back”--inclination toward and away from: 人心的向背 the public attitude for or against (a regime); (callig.) the facing together or facing away of components of character. 
2.向當兒 [xiang4dang0er0], n., (coll.) means of livelihood, way out: 一點向當兒都沒有 don't know how to make a living, have no way out. 
3.向風 [xiang4feng1], (1)  v.i., to flock toward, be attracted to; (2)  adv., windward. 
4.向後 [xiang4hou4], adv., (1)  backwards; (2)  in the future: 向後怎麼辦呢 what of the future? 
5.向化 [xiang4hua4], v.i., to turn toward. 
6.向著 [xiang4zhe0], prep., facing. 
7.向者 [xiang4zhe3], adv., formerly. 
8.向兒 [xiang4er0], n., direction: 轉向兒 change direction. 
9.向來 [xiang4lai2], adv., usually, so far: 向來是他出主意 usually he makes the decisions; 向來不請假 so far (he) never asked for leave. 
10.向例 [xiang4li4], n., gen. practice, the usual rule. 
11.向明 [xiang1ming2], (1)  adv., toward dawn; (2)  n., the bright side of room. 
12.向慕 [xiang4mu4], v.t., to admire (person, also 嚮慕). 
13.向內 [xiang4nei4], adj., introvert. 
14.向日 [xiang4ri4], adv., in former days; usually; 向日葵 the sunflower. 
15.向曉 [xiang4xiao1], adv., see [xiang4ming2]↑. 
16.向心力 [xiang4xin1li4], n., (phys.) centripetal force; sense of cohesion in unit. 
17.向晚 [xiang4wan3], adv., toward evening. 
18.向往 [xiang4wang3], v.t., to be attracted toward, to crave for, admire (person) (also 嚮往). 
19.向外 [xiang4wai4], adv., (1)  turning or orientated outward; (2)  (MC) over and above (a number); adv., (3)  adj., extrovert. 
20.向陽 [xiang4yang2], adj., “facing the sun”--(house) admitting sunlight freely. 
21.向隅 [xiang4yU2], v.i., “facing a corner or dead end”－be left out: 以免向隅 (hurry to buy) so that you will not miss the great chance.