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Chinese symbol for “orientation”

取向
qǔ xiàng
orientation; direction

The closest CC-CEDICT match for orientation is 取向 (qǔ xiàng), defined as: orientation; direction.

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

取 qǔ
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes
向 xiàng
towards; direction, trend
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “orientation”

WordPinyinMeaning
方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
向 (曏)xiàngvariant of 向 (xiàng); direction
倾向 (傾向)qīng xiàngtrend; tendency
导向 (導向)dǎo xiàngto be oriented towards; orientation
朝向cháo xiàngtoward; to face

Related words

Other words that share a character with 取向.

WordPinyinMeaning
取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain
采取 (採取)cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
争取 (爭取)zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for
获取 (獲取)huò qǔto gain; to get; to acquire
取代qǔ dàito replace; to supersede
方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)

See also: Japanese symbol for “orientation”.

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.

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