Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

country; village

Chinese: 国家。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiang” becomes a different word in each tone. 乡 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 家乡jiā xiānghometown; native place
  • 故乡gù xiānghome; homeland; native place
  • 乡村xiāng cūnrustic; village; countryside
  • 老乡lǎo xiāngfellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
  • 乡镇xiāng zhènvillage; township

Example Sentence

他离开家乡已经很多年了。Tā lí kāi jiā xiāng yǐ jīng hěn duō nián le.He has been away from his hometown for many years.

he离开lí kāito depart家乡jiā xiānghometown已经yǐ jīngalreadyhěnvery多年duō niánmany yearsle(completed action)