Chinese symbol for “toward”
朝向
cháo xiàng
toward; to face; to open onto; to turn towards
The closest CC-CEDICT match for toward is 朝向 (cháo xiàng), defined as: toward; to face; to open onto; to turn towards; orientation; exposure.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “toward”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 于 (於) | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 朝向.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 王朝 | wáng cháo | dynasty |
| 朝廷 | cháo tíng | court; imperial household |
| 明朝 | míng zhāo | tomorrow morning; the following morning |
| 朝阳 (朝陽) | cháo yáng | to be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun |
| 朝着 (朝著) | cháo zhe | towards |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation |
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) |
| 倾向 (傾向) | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency |
See also: Japanese symbol for “toward”.
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.