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U+56AE

Semantic variant
𡩉
Semantic variant
𡪥
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 16 strokes = 19 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.311#45 p.425#35 Kangxi: p.213#38 Cihai: p.293r2c01 GSR: 714.i Hanyu: v1,p0698#08
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𥀾
Mandarin:xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese:hoeng2 hoeng3
Guangyun:廣韻·上聲··》嚮:爾雅兩階閒謂之嚮本亦作郷。又音向。
廣韻·去聲··》嚮:與向通用。
Kangxi:康熙字典·口部·十六》嚮:〔古文〕向𡩉𡪥《廣韻》《集韻》𠀤許亮切,音䦳。《集韻》面也,對也。《·盤庚》若火之燎于原,不可嚮邇。《傳》火炎不可嚮近。又《洛誥》伻嚮卽有僚。《傳》當使臣下各嚮就有官。《易·隨卦》君子以嚮晦入宴息。又《·洪範》嚮用五福。《傳》言天所以嚮勸人用五福。又《前漢·丙吉傳》嚮使丞相不先聞馭吏言,何見勞勉之有。又《廣韻》《集韻》𠀤許兩切,音響。《廣韻》爾雅,兩階閒謂之嚮。○按今《爾雅·釋宮》作鄉。又《書·洪範嚮用五福釋文》嚮,許亮反,又許兩反,二音皆可讀。又《史記·游俠傳》何知仁義,已嚮其利者爲有德。《註》索隱曰:嚮者,享受也。又與響同。《易·系辭》其受命也如嚮。《莊子·養生主》砉然嚮然。《前漢·賈山傳》天下嚮應。又與饗同。《前漢·宣帝紀》上帝嘉嚮。《註》師古曰:嚮,讀曰饗。《集韻》本作鄉。
考證:〔《廣韻》爾雅,兩階謂之嚮。〕謹照原文兩階下增閒字。
Fanqie:許兩 (《廣韻·上聲··》) 許亮 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:guide, direct; incline to, favor

Example usage

論衡·率性》:陽遂取火於天,五月丙午日中之時,消鍊五石,鑄以為器,磨礪生光,仰以日,則火來至,比真取火之道也。
By means of a burning-glass one catches fire from heaven. Of five stones liquefied on the Bingwu day of the 5th moon an instrument is cast, which, when polished bright, held up against the sun, brings down fire too, in precisely the same manner as, when fire is caught in the proper way.
莊子·養生主》:庖丁為文惠君解牛,手之所觸,肩之所倚,足之所履,膝之所踦,砉然然,奏刀騞然,莫不中音。
His cook was cutting up an ox for the ruler Wen Hui. Whenever he applied his hand, leaned forward with his shoulder, planted his foot, and employed the pressure of his knee, in the audible ripping off of the skin, and slicing operation of the knife, the sounds were all in regular cadence.
商君書·慎法》:上舉一與民,民倍主位而私交。
And if superiors pull one way with the people, then the latter will turn their backs on the ruler's position and will turn towards private connections.
尚書·盤庚上》:若火之燎于原,不可邇,其猶可撲滅。
When a fire is blazing in the flames so that it cannot be approached, can it still be beaten out?
周易·》:君子以晦入宴息。
The superior man in accordance with this, when it is getting towards dark, enters (his house) and rests.
荀子·正名》:萬物之美而不能嗛也。
說苑·雜言》:眾言不逆,可謂知言矣,眾之,可謂知時矣。
韓詩外傳·卷一》:子貢曰:「子之言,穆如清風,不悖我語,和暢我心。」
大戴禮記》:爾寇盜,則吾與慮。
新書·鑄錢》:夫苟非其術,則何而可哉?
新序·善謀下》:高皇帝疑,問左右大臣,皆山東人,多勸上都雒陽,東有成皋,西有肴澠,倍河海,伊洛,其固亦足恃,且周數百年,秦二世而亡,不如都周。
中論·脩本》:故其道,止則隅坐,行則驂乘。
孔子家語·問禮》:故生者南,死者北首,皆從其初也。
潛夫論·論榮》:、賢兄也,而鮒貪暴。
太玄經·》:測曰,「交于木石」、不能人也。
風俗通義》:乘與鄭伯堅即日辭行,祈與黃叔度、郅伯、盛孔叔留隨轜柩
孔叢子·記義》:閔子自外聞之,以告曾子曰:「也夫子之音清澈以和,淪入至道。」
申鑒·時事》:天子南面聽天下,明而治,蓋取諸《離》,天之道也。
新語·辨惑》:於是齊人懼然而恐,君臣易操,不安其故行,乃歸魯四邑之侵地,終無乘魯之心,鄰□振動,人懷魯之意,強國驕君,莫不恐懼,邪臣佞人,變行易慮,天下之政,□□而折中。
列子·黃帝》:襄子曰:「而之所出者,石也。」
文子·上禮》:聖人之道曰:非修禮義,廉恥不立,民無廉恥,不可以治,不知禮義,法不能正,非崇善廢醜,不禮義,無法不可以為治,不知禮義不可以行法,法能殺不孝者,不能使人孝,能刑盜者不能使人廉。
韓非子·存韓》:先時五諸侯共伐秦,韓反與諸侯先為鴈行以秦軍於關下矣。
管子·兵法》:不可數,則偽軸不敢
孫子算經·》:之者富有餘,背之者貧且窶。
呂氏春秋·求人》:晉人欲攻鄭,令叔聘焉,視其有人與無人。
史記·宋微子世家》:九曰用五福,畏用六極。
逸周書·王會解》:具區文蜃,共人玄貝,海陽大蟹,自深桂,會稽以𪓽,皆西,正北方。
晏子春秋》:公怒,色變,抑手疾視曰:「者夫子之教寡人無禮之不可也,寡人出入不起,交舉則先飲,禮也?」
鹽鐵論·取下》:伏几、振筆如調文者,不知木索之急、箠楚者之痛也。
列女傳·魯季敬姜》:瘠土之民義,勞也。
漢書·敘傳上》:卒不能攄首尾,奮翼鱗,振拔洿塗,跨騰風雲,使見之者景駭,聞之者震。
前漢紀》:必連兵還京師。
東觀漢記·郅惲》:令跣追之,不及,即自入獄謝惲,拔刃自以要惲曰:「子不從我出,敢不以死明心乎!」
後漢書·祭祀下》:父為昭,南
西京雜記·第四》:蜩螗厲,蜘蛛吐絲。
楚辭·惜誦》:令五帝以㭊中兮,戒六神與服。
山海經·大荒西經》:壽麻正立無景,疾呼無
焦氏易林·履之》:乾:東藩垣,相與笑言。
黃帝內經·經脈》:甚則欲上高而歌,棄衣而走,賁腹脹,是為骭厥。
難經·虛實邪正》:府病者,彷彿賁,上下行流,居處無常。
水經注·渭水》:又東合泬水,亦曰漕渠,又東逕長安縣南,東逕明堂南,舊引水為辟雍處,在鼎路門東南七里,其制上圓下方,九宮十二堂,四五室,堂北三百步,有靈臺,是漢平帝元始四年立。

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