鄉

xiāng

country; rural; village

How to write 鄉, stroke by stroke

country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)

Ideographic: Two people 乡 and ⻏ hunched over a meal 良

Made of 乡 + 郎

家鄉jiā xiānghometown; native place
鄉村xiāng cūnrustic; village; countryside
鄉下xiāng xiacountryside; rural area
故鄉gù xiānghome; homeland; native place
鄉巴佬xiāng bā lǎo(derog.) villager; hick; bumpkin
鄉間xiāng jiānin the country; rural; pastoral
鄉下人xiāng xià réncountry folk; rustic; rural folk
鄉親xiāng qīnfellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home
老鄉lǎo xiāngfellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
夢鄉mèng xiāngthe land of dreams; slumberland
鄉民xiāng mínvillager; (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
返鄉fǎn xiāngto return to one's home town

她被安葬在她的家鄉。
tā bèi ān zàng zài tā de jiā xiāng 。
She was buried in her hometown.
我每年夏天都去鄉下。
wǒ měi nián xià tiān dōu qù xiāng xià 。
I go to the country every summer.
我父母住在鄉下。
wǒ fù mǔ zhù zài xiāng xià 。
My parents live in the country.
他父母搬回鄉下去了。
tā fù mǔ bān huí xiāng xià qù le 。
His parents are moving back to their home town.
鄉村生活比都市生活健康。
xiāng cūn shēng huó bǐ dū shì shēng huó jiàn kāng 。
Country life is healthier than city life.