巷 (xiàng): Lane — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 6

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巷=共together+巳village (original form 邑)

Two hands (共) working together in a village (邑, simplified to 巳) to form a narrow alley or lane where people gather.

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HSK Vocabulary: 巷

HSK words that contain this character.

大街小巷

dà jiē xiǎo xiàng

streets and lanes / everywhere

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 巷 is used in context

xiǎo小

xiàng巷

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xiǎo

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There are many small shops in the alley.

xiàng巷

zhàn战

fā发

shēng生

zài在

chéng城

shì市

zhōng中

xīn心

。

Street fighting occurred in the city center.

zhè这

tiáo条

xiàng巷

zi子

hěn很

ān安

jìng静

。

This alley is very quiet.

Zhè这

tiáo条

xiàng巷

hěn很

zhǎi窄

，

zhǐ只

néng能

yí一

gè个

rén人

tōng通

guò过

。

This lane is very narrow, only one person can pass through at a time.

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