xiāng乡（鄉）
乡（鄉）
HSK 5
common
noun
Meaning of 乡
乡 means village; countryside (opposite of city); hometown; native place. Pronounced xiāng. HSK 5.
- village; countryside (opposite of city)
- hometown; native place
- township (basic administrative division)
Character Info
Radical阝
Strokes13
Components
鄉
阝
Stroke Order
乡
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
cūn村
zài在
shān山
xiāng乡
lǐ里
miàn面
，
fēng风
jǐng景
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
。
Our village is in the mountain countryside, the scenery is very beautiful.
Chéng城
shì市
hé和
xiāng乡
cūn村
de的
wù物
zī资
jiāo交
liú流
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
pín频
fán繁
le了
。
Material exchanges between cities and villages are becoming more and more frequent.
Tā他
xià下
xiāng乡
kǎo考
chá察
nóng农
cūn村
de的
jiào教
yù育
qíng情
kuàng况
。
He went to the countryside to investigate the education situation in rural areas.
Xiāng乡
yě野
jiān间
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
zì自
rán然
de的
qì气
xī息
。
The countryside is full of natural atmosphere.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
hěn很
duō多
rén人
cóng从
chéng城
shì市
huí回
dào到
xiāng乡
guò过
nián年
。
Many people return to their hometown villages from cities to celebrate the Spring Festival.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
座/ zuò
Common Words
乡村 / 鄉村xiāngcūn
village; countryside; rural area
家乡 / 家鄉jiāxiāng
hometown; native place
故乡 / 故鄉gùxiāng
hometown; native place
乡亲 / 相親xiāngqīn
fellow villager; folks; local people
乡土 / 鄉土xiāngtǔ
native soil; local; rustic
乡音 / 鄉音xiāngyīn
hometown accent; native accent
乡镇 / 鄉鎮xiāngzhèn
townships and towns; small towns