外向
Old HSK 6
外向 (wàixiàng) · outgoing
外向 (wàixiàng) means “outgoing; extroverted”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 向 (towards). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 外向 is built
The characters
外 wài · outside
What 外 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
向 xiàng · towards
What 向 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
她性格外向，喜欢交朋友。Tā xìnggé wàixiàng, xǐhuan jiāo péngyou.She's outgoing and likes making friends.
我弟弟不太外向。Wǒ dìdi bù tài wàixiàng.My younger brother isn't very outgoing.
Questions about 外向
What does 外向 mean?
外向 (wàixiàng) means “outgoing; extroverted”.
How do you pronounce 外向?
外向 is pronounced wàixiàng.
Which HSK level is 外向?
外向 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 外卖wàimàitakeout
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 外面wàimiànoutside
Learn 外向 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 185: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.