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

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 巷

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 巷

3.

Character Breakdown

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巷

共together

巳lower shape

巷=

4.

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5.

How to Use 巷

Common word with 巷

One common HSK word with 巷 is 大街小巷, meaning "streets and lanes / everywhere".

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6.

Example Sentences

xiǎo小

xiàng巷

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xiǎo

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共together

+巳lower shape

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

dà大

jiē街

xiǎo小

xiàng巷

streets and lanes / everywhere

小

diàn店

。

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.

Chūn春

Jié节

qī期

jiān间

，

dà大

jiē街

xiǎo小

xiàng巷

dōu都

guà挂

mǎn满

le了

hóng红

dēng灯

long笼

。

During the Spring Festival, red lanterns are hung everywhere on streets and lanes.

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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