方向感 (fāng xiàng gǎn) — sense of direction | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sense of direction

Examples

方向感，。
Tā de fāng xiàng gǎn hěn qiáng, cóng lái bù mí lù.
He has a strong sense of direction and never gets lost.
，方向感。
Zài zhí yè xuǎn zé shàng, wǒ xìn rèn zì jǐ de fāng xiàng gǎn.
When it comes to career choices, I trust my own sense of direction.
，。
Tā zuò shè jì hěn yǒu fāng xiàng gǎn, fēng gé yì zhí hěn míng què.
She has a great sense of direction in design, and her style is always clear.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

方向direction

方fāngdirection向xiàngdirection

联合Coordinate

'方向' (direction) and '感' (feeling) combine to mean a feeling for direction.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

宀宀miánhouse
口口kǒumouth

向 originally drew 宀 (house) with 口 to show an echo in a place; later it was used for direction.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

咸心感

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

咸

咸xián感gǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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