• 175th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 241 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nèi (nei4)inside • inner • internal • within • interior

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

内地 (內地)
内容 (內容)
内心 (內心)
内涵 (內涵)
国内 (國內)

Uncommon

之内 (之內)
以内 (以內)
内分泌 (內分泌)
内向 (內向)
内在 (內在)
内外 (內外)
内存 (內存)
内定 (內定)
内幕 (內幕)
内战 (內戰)
内江 (內江)
内疚 (內疚)
内科 (內科)
内置 (內置)
内脏 (內臟)
内蒙 (內蒙)
内蒙古 (內蒙古)
内衣 (內衣)
内裤 (內褲)
内部 (內部)
内需 (內需)
内饰 (內飾)
国内外 (國內外)
在内 (在內)
境内 (境內)
大内 (大內)
室内 (室內)
市内 (市內)
日内瓦 (日內瓦)
校内 (校內)
河内 (河內)
贤内助 (賢內助)
体内 (體內)

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  • 146th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 139 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (Xiang4)surname Xiang
2. xiàng (xiang4)towards • to face • to turn towards • direction • to support • to side with • shortly before • formerly • always • all along

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

向上 
向前 
方向 
走向 
风向 (風向)

Uncommon

一向 
偏向 
倾向 (傾向)
内向 (內向)
动向 (動向)
去向 
取向 
向下 
向来 (向來)
向右 
向左 
向后 (向後)
向日葵 
向阳 (向陽)
向往 (嚮往)
外向 
定向 
导向 (導向)
志向 
意向 
指向 
方向盘 (方向盤)
晕头转向 (暈頭轉向)
转向 (轉向)
逆向 
通向 
双向 (雙向)
面向 (面嚮)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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