乡(xiāng): country or countryside
country or countryside
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Meaning
- country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- 鄉
Origin & structure
Where 乡 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 乡 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
- 3
Words with 乡
Common words using 乡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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