巷

xiàng

x+iàng·4th tone

lane · alley

Radical: 巳 Strokes: 9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

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Character Decomposition

巷=共+巳

Meanings

lane

alley

xiàng

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Words with 巷 120 total

streets and alleys · street · alley街巷jiē xiàng

Idioms with 巷 40 total Chain

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city大街小巷dà jiē xiǎo xiàng (idiom) red-light district花街柳巷huā jiē liǔ xiàng (idiom) town gossip · streetcorner conversations街谈巷议jiē tán xiàng yì