方向

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Chinese

 
square; quadrilateral; place
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
direction; part; side
direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
simp. and trad.
(方向) 		方 向

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 方 向
Reading # 2/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 陽 (106) 陽 (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 府良切 許亮切
Baxter pjang xjangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/pʉɐŋ/ /hɨɐŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/pʷiɐŋ/ /hiɐŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/piuɑŋ/ /xiɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/puaŋ/ /hɨaŋH/
Li
Rong 		/piuaŋ/ /xiaŋH/
Wang
Li 		/pĭwaŋ/ /xĭaŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/piwaŋ/ /xi̯aŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		fāng xiàng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		fong1 hoeng3

Noun

方向

  1. direction; orientation
    研究方向  ―  yánjiū fāngxiàng  ―  research direction
    轉換方向／转换方向  ―  zhuǎnhuàn fāngxiàng  ―  to change direction
    你要朝那個方向走。 [MSC, trad.]
    你要朝那个方向走。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ yào cháo nà ge fāngxiàng zǒu.
    You need to go in that direction.
    她朝哪個方向去了？ [MSC, trad.]
    她朝哪个方向去了？ [MSC, simp.]
    Tā cháo nǎ ge fāngxiàng qù le?
    Which way did she go?
  2. (figuratively, by extension) course; goal or trend of events
    這一樣車向我們展示了未來汽車的發展方向。 [MSC, trad.]
    这一样车向我们展示了未来汽车的发展方向。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè yī yàng chē xiàng wǒmen zhǎnshì le wèilái qìchē de fāzhǎn fāngxiàng.
    This concept shows us the direction of future car development.
    有人建議他要分散投資方向。 [MSC, trad.]
    有人建议他要分散投资方向。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǒurén jiànyì tā yào fēnsàn tóuzī fāngxiàng.
    He was advised to diversify his investments.

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Sino-Xenic (方向):

See also

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja
Kanji in this term
方 向
ほう
Grade: 2 		こう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 方向 (MC pjang xjangH).

Noun

方(ほう)向(こう) • (hōkō) 

  1. direction; heading
  2. course (in life etc.), goal
  3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    内緒(ないしょ)の方向(ほうこう)でお願(ねが)いします。
    Naisho no hōkō de o-negai shimasu.
    Keep it a secret, please.

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
方向

Noun

方向 • (banghyang) (hangeul 방향)

  1. Hanja form? of 방향 (“direction; orientation”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
方向

Noun

方向

  1. chữ Hán form of phương hướng (“direction”).
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