方向

Chinese
 
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
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
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

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. [Pinyin]
    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? [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    He was advised to diversify his investments.

Synonyms
  • (direction): 方位 (fāngwèi)
  • (course):

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (方向):

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
方 向
ほう
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 方向 (MC pʉɐŋ hɨɐŋH).

Noun

方向 (hiragana ほうこう, rōmaji hōkō)

  1. direction; heading
  2. course (in life etc.), goal

Synonyms

Compounds

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
Hán tự in this term
方向

Noun

方向

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