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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 乡

Hometown and native place

Words related to one's birthplace or home region.

家乡 • jiā xiāng • home town;native place • HSK 5

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Example Sentences

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

lǎo老

xiāng乡

Information

Pinyinxiāng

Meaningcountryside, rural area, native place

Strokes3

Radical乙

Traditional鄉

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#666

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄤ

UnicodeU+4E61

CangjieVVH

jiā家

xiāng乡

home town;native place

故乡 • gù xiāng • native place; hometown; birthplace • HSK 6

HSK 6

gù故

xiāng乡

native place; hometown; birthplace

老乡 • lǎo xiāng • fellow villager • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lǎo老

xiāng乡

fellow villager

Rural area and countryside

Words referring to rural or village settings.

乡镇 • xiāng zhèn • villages and towns • HSK 6

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xiāng乡

zhèn镇

villages and towns

乡村 • xiāng cūn • rustic • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

xiāng乡

cūn村

rustic

乡下 • xiāng xia • Countryside / Rural area • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiāng乡

xia下

Countryside / Rural area

。

He is my fellow townsman.

Dòng侗

xiāng乡

de的

gǔ鼓

lóu楼

hé和

fēng风

yǔ雨

qiáo桥

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu有

míng名

。

The drum towers and wind-rain bridges in the Dong village area are very famous.

xiāng乡

cūn村

de的

kōng空

qì气

fēi非

cháng常

qīng清

xīn新

。

The air in the countryside is very fresh.

wǒ我

měi每

nián年

chūn春

jié节

dōu都

huì会

huí回

jiā家

xiāng乡

。

I return to my hometown every Spring Festival.

wǒ我

de的

lǎo老

jiā家

zài在

xiāng乡

，

nà那

lǐ里

kōng空

qì气

hěn很

hǎo好

。

My hometown is in the countryside, where the air is very good.

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冻dòngfrozen; jelly
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Characters pronounced "xiang".

襄xiāngaid, help, assist; undress
饷xiǎngrations and pay for soldiers
湘xiāngHunan province
骧xiangto gallop; to raise up
飨xiangfeast; enjoy; entertain
像xiànglikeness; resemble; look as if

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Characters with radical "乙".

乾qiándry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
乱luànchaotic
习xíto practice; to review; to become accustomed to
也yětoo; also
乙yǐsecond(ly); the second of the ten Heavenly Stems
买mǎibuy

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