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title: "Zhixiang Meaning: 指向 (to point to) or 志向 (ambition)?"
description: "指向 (zhǐxiàng) means “to point to; to be directed at; direction; orientation”. Not the zhixiang you heard? See 志向. Hear its tones, see what 指 and 向 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhixiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 指向 mean?

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指向 zhǐxiàng

## to point to; to be directed at; direction; orientation

## Its characters

1. 指 zhǐ to point at
2. 向 xiàng direction

## In a sentence

这个箭头的指向很清楚。 The direction of this arrow is very clear.

保安看见他手里的纸，伸手**指向**旁边的小办公室：“来这儿吧。

From [最安静的地方 · The Quietest Place](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/quietest-place#library-word-400-402)

[More about 指向](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8C%87%E5%90%91)

## Other words said zhixiang

- [志向zhìxiàngambition](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%97%E5%90%91)

## More words with 指 or 向

- [导向 dǎoxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoxiang)
- [定向 dìngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingxiang)
- [方向 fāngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxiang)
- [横向 héngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hengxiang)
- [流向 liúxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuxiang)
- [面向 miànxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mianxiang)
- [偏向 piānxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianxiang)
- [倾向 qīngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingxiang)
- [手指 shǒuzhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouzhi)
- [双向 shuāngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuangxiang)

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