巷
lane; alley
9 strokes
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How 巷 is formed
How to remember it
lane · Heisig RSH #1356
共 together + snakeskin
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 巷 as their sound component
These characters all use 巷 (xiàng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巷 sound component | xiàng | alley, lane |
| 港 | gǎng | port, harbor, bay; Hong Kong |
Words containing 巷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酒香不怕巷子深 | jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn | fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom); quality goods need no advertising |
| 东交民巷 | Dōng Jiāo mín Xiàng | East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly know… |
| 万人空巷 | wàn rén kōng xiàng | the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate); the whole… |
| 大街小巷 | dà jiē xiǎo xiàng | great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city |
| 烟花柳巷 | yān huā liǔ xiàng | red-light district |
| 街头巷尾 | jiē tóu xiàng wěi | top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city |
| 烟花巷 | yān huā xiàng | red-light district |
| 花街柳巷 | huā jiē liǔ xiàng | (idiom) red-light district |
| 街知巷闻 | jiē zhī xiàng wén | to be known to everyone |
| 巷子 | xiàng zi | alley |
| 街谈巷议 | jiē tán xiàng yì | (idiom) town gossip; streetcorner conversations |
| 小巷 | xiǎo xiàng | alley |
| 里巷 | lǐ xiàng | lane; alley |
| 死巷 | sǐ xiàng | blind alley; dead end |
| 巷战 | xiàng zhàn | (military) street fighting; urban combat |
| 巷弄 | xiàng lòng | alley; lane |
| 街巷 | jiē xiàng | streets and alleys; street; alley |
| 窄巷 | zhǎi xiàng | narrow alley; narrow street |