Chinese symbol for “direction”
方向
fāng xiàng
direction; orientation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for direction is 方向 (fāng xiàng), defined as: direction; orientation.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “direction”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) |
| 趋向 (趨向) | qū xiàng | direction; trend; to incline |
| 方位 | fāng wèi | direction; points of the compass |
| 向 | xiàng | towards; to face |
| 向 (曏) | xiàng | variant of 向 (xiàng); direction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 方向.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect |
| 官方 | guān fāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) |
| 倾向 (傾向) | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency |
| 转向 (轉向) | zhuǎn xiàng | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “direction”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.