方向

Character by character

• 方fāng4 strokesHSK 1a square, rectangle; a region; local
• 向xiàng6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 嚮toward, direction, trend

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 方向. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 向xiàngHSK 2

  towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...

• 地方dì fangHSK 1

  area; place; space; room; territory

• 方式fāng shìHSK 3

  way; manner; style; mode; pattern

• 方法fāng fǎHSK 2

  method; way; means

• 方面fāng miànHSK 2

  respect; aspect; field; side

• 方fāngHSK 4

  square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter

• 对方duì fāngHSK 3

  the other person; the other side; the other party

• 方便fāng biànHSK 2

  convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself

• 方案fāng ànHSK 4

  plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill

• 双方shuāng fāngHSK 3

  bilateral; both sides; both parties involved

• 南方nán fāngHSK 2

  south; the southern part of the country; the South

• 官方guān fāngHSK 4

  government; official (approved or issued by an authority)

• 倾向qīng xiàngHSK 6

  trend; tendency; orientation

• 向前xiàng qiánHSK 5

  forward; onward

• 西方xī fāngHSK 2

  the West; the Occident; Western countries

• 一向yī xiàngHSK 5

  always (previously); a period of time in the recent past

• 另一方面lìng yī fāng miànHSK 3

  on the other hand; another aspect

• 北方běi fāngHSK 2

  north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River

• 东方dōng fāngHSK 2

  east

• 转向zhuǎn xiàngHSK 5

  to change direction; fig. to change one's stance

• 前方qián fāngHSK 6

  ahead; the front

• 向上xiàng shàngHSK 5

  upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress

• 面向miàn xiàngHSK 6

  to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet

• 处方chǔ fāngHSK 7

  medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation; advice