流 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
流向
liúxiàng
flow direction; where something flows or goes
Characters in this word
向 xiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
Example phrases
- 研究人员通过卫星数据分析冰川融水的流向，评估下游洪灾风险。 Yánjiū rényuán tōngguò wèixīng shùjù fēnxī bīngchuān róngshuǐ de liúxiàng, pínggū xiàyóu hóngzāi fēngxiǎn. Researchers analysed the flow direction of glacial meltwater through satellite data to assess downstream flood risks.
- 看地图就知道这条河的流向是从西到东。 Kàn dìtú jiù zhīdào zhè tiáo hé de liúxiàng shì cóng xī dào dōng. A glance at the map shows that this river flows from west to east.
- 财务部门要清楚地记录每一笔钱的流向。 Cáiwù bùmén yào qīngchu de jìlù měi yì bǐ qián de liúxiàng. The finance department must record clearly where every sum of money goes.
Related words
- 流 liú to flow
- 流利 liúlì fluent
- 流行 liúxíng popular; fashionable
- 交流 jiāoliú to communicate; to exchange
- 潮流 cháoliú trend
- 流传 liúchuán to spread; to pass down
- 流动 liúdòng to flow; to move around
- 流通 liútōng to circulate
- 一流 yīliú first-class
- 流程 liúchéng process, flow
- 流量 liúliàng traffic, internet data, flow rate
- 流入 liúrù to flow into