01830 Chinese character of 巷 and pronounce hong6

The Chinese character【巷】that we will explain today is a word that describes a place or environment. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Alley or road. Explanation: A road that is narrower than a road or street. For example: “alley”, “long alley”, “alleyway”, “street like alley”, “streets and alleys”.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【巷】:xiàng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【巷】:hong6/hong2

Here, you can find an overview of the character 【巷】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【巷】, for example:Describe the place or setting , It means mainly a lane or road .Since Chinese characters carry profound and multifaceted meanings, certain nuances may be difficult to capture completely in this discussion.

【巷】is a single word that enhances clarity and specificity when matched with others, for example【小巷、巷道】(Mandarin Pinyin:xiǎo xiàng 、xiàng dào/ Cantonese Jyutping:siu2 hong6 、hong6 dou6)

This character is made up of 9 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


小巷裡充滿了人間煙火的氣息。

The alley is filled with the atmosphere of human life.


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