乡 xiāng countryside; native place; home village or town; rural


Alternative traditional form of character: 鄉
Made with 3 strokes.
Simplification has removed the entire left part, the winding stroke is not a radical or considered made up of other elements - a rare standalone character. Can be thought od as a winding lane through countryside.

Sounds same

香 xiāng (fragrant) ; 相 xiāng (each other)

Different tone

想 xiǎng (to think) ; 象 xiàng (elephant)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 乡
Stroke order for character 乡, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚

Cities

新乡 Xinxiang, Henan
萍乡 Pingxiang, Jiangxi

Proverbs

离乡背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng A stranger away from home
入乡随俗 rù xiāng suí sú Take account of local people and opinions