指向

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (指向)		指	向
simp. #(指向)		指	向

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² hoeng³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-hiong
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chí-hiòng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zi² hiang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: jř-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshianq
    • Palladius: чжисян (čžisjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² hoeng³
    • Yale: jí heung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² hoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² hêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ hœːŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-hiong
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˋ hiong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ hiong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ hi̯oŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-hiòng
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-hiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'hioxng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɔŋ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zi² hiang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsí hiàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hiaŋ²¹³/

Verb

指向

1. to point to; to point towards; to aim at

Synonyms

• 向著／向着 (xiàngzhe)

Noun

指向

1. the direction indicated; orientation

Synonyms

• 方位 (fāngwèi)
• 方向 (fāngxiàng)
• 走向 (zǒuxiàng)

Derived terms

• 性指向 (xìngzhǐxiàng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	向
し Grade: 3	こう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しこー [shìkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiko̞ː]

Noun

指(し)向(こう) • (shikō) ^{←しかう (sikau)?}

1. being oriented towards

Derived terms

• 性(せい)的(てき)指(し)向(こう) (seitekishikō)

Verb

指(し)向(こう)する • (shikō suru) ^{←しかう (sikau)?}transitive suru (stem 指(し)向(こう)し (shikō shi), past 指(し)向(こう)した (shikō shita))

1. point to

Conjugation

Conjugation of "指向する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	指向し	しこうし	shikō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	指向し	しこうし	shikō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	指向する	しこうする	shikō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	指向する	しこうする	shikō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	指向すれ	しこうすれ	shikō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	指向せよ¹ 指向しろ²	しこうせよ¹ しこうしろ²	shikō seyo¹ shikō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	指向される	しこうされる	shikō sareru
Causative	指向させる 指向さす	しこうさせる しこうさす	shikō saseru shikō sasu
Potential	指向できる	しこうできる	shikō dekiru
Volitional	指向しよう	しこうしよう	shikō shiyō
Negative	指向しない	しこうしない	shikō shinai
Negative continuative	指向せず	しこうせず	shikō sezu
Formal	指向します	しこうします	shikō shimasu
Perfective	指向した	しこうした	shikō shita
Conjunctive	指向して	しこうして	shikō shite
Hypothetical conditional	指向すれば	しこうすれば	shikō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “指向”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026