1. towards
2. to face
3. to turn towards
4. direction
5. to support
6. to side with
7. shortly before
8. formerly
9. always
10. all along
11. (suffix) suitable for ...
12. oriented to ...

1. to tend toward
2. to guide
3. variant of 向 xiàng

1. variant of 向 xiàng
2. direction
3. orientation
4. to face
5. to turn toward
6. to
7. towards
8. shortly before
9. formerly

1. to borrow
2. (used in combination with 给 gěi or 出 chū etc) to lend
3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
4. (sometimes followed by 着 zhe) by; with

1. novel
2. fiction

classifiers: 本, 部