方向

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The Chinese word 方向 (fāngxiàng) for "direction" is composed of two characters: 方 (fāng) and 向 (xiàng). The character 方 originally meant "square" or "region", and was later extended to mean "direction". The character 向 originally meant "to face" or "to turn towards", and was later extended to mean "direction". The combination of these two characters creates the word 方向, which literally means "the direction in which one faces". This word can be used in a variety of contexts, such as to give directions, to describe the orientation of something, or to indicate a general trend. For example, you could say 东方向 (dōng fāngxiàng) to mean "east direction", or you could say 发展的方向 (fāzhǎn de fāngxiàng) to mean "the direction of development".