Spot 乡
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
乡 component
xiāng · country, village; rural
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 乡
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue乡Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 乡.
芗=
艹
鄉=
+郎
飨=
+食
雍=
亠+隹
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 乡 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
以飨读者yǐ xiǎng dú zhě
for the benefit of the reader
宴飨yàn xiǎngto host a banquet
尚飨shàng xiǎngI beg you to partake of this sacrifice
悬雍垂xuán yōng chuíuvula
时雍shí yōngconcord
芗xiāngfragrant, aromatic
赞飨zàn xiǎngmessage dedicated to a deity
辟雍砚pì yōng yànink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
鄉xiāngcountry, village
雍和yōng héharmony
雍睦yōng mùharmonious
雍容yōng róngnatural