巷(xiàng): lane
HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingsxiànghàng
lane
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- xiàng / hàng
- Meaning
- lane; alley
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 巷 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 巷 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 巷
Common words using 巷 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
Open 大街小巷 page →East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly k…
Open 东交民巷 page →the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
Open 万人空巷 page →Related characters
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