Chinese symbol for “towards”
向
xiàng
towards; to face; to turn towards; direction
The closest CC-CEDICT match for towards is 向 (xiàng), defined as: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “towards”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朝着 (朝著) | cháo zhe | towards |
| 对 (對) | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for |
| 向着 (向著) | xiàng zhe | towards; facing (sb or sth) |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely |
| 管 | guǎn | to take care (of); to control |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 向.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 转向 (轉向) | zhuǎn xiàng | to change direction; fig. to change one's stance |
| 面向 | miàn xiàng | to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; (Tw) aspect; facet |
See also: Japanese symbol for “towards”.
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.