| guide; opposite to | toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嚮往/向往) | 嚮/向 | 往 | |
| simp. (向往) | 向 | 往 | |
| alternative forms | 鄉往／乡往 (obsolete) | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 嚮 | 往 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) | 陽 (106) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 許亮切 | 于兩切 |
| Baxter | xjangH | hjwangX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/hɨɐŋH/ | /ɦʉɐŋX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/hiɐŋH/ | /ɦʷiɐŋX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xiɑŋH/ | /ɣiuɑŋX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/hɨaŋH/ | /ɦuaŋX/ |
| Li Rong |
/xiaŋH/ | /ɣiuaŋX/ |
| Wang Li |
/xĭaŋH/ | /ɣĭwaŋX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xi̯aŋH/ | /iwaŋX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xiàng | wǎng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
hoeng3 | wong5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 嚮 | 往 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xiàng | wǎng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ xjangH › | ‹ hjwangX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰaŋ-s/ | /*ɢʷaŋʔ/ |
| English | to face, approach | go to |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 嚮 | 往 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13606 | 12760 |
| Phonetic component |
鄉 | 往 |
| Rime group |
陽 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
向 | 往 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰaŋs/ | /*ɢʷaŋ/ |
| Notes | 鄉轉註分化字 | 甲文乃從止王聲 |
嚮往