方向，面
fong-1 hoeng-3, min-6The following diagram corresponds to the four principal directions of travel and their four subdirections. North is indicated at the top and east to the right. Notice that the subdirections northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest are rendered differently in Chinese -- east and west are the pivotal directions in Chinese, rather than north and south.
西北 北 東北 西 東 西南 南 東南
文字 倉頡根 東 木田 西 一金田 北 中一心 南 十月廿十 方 卜竹尸 向 竹月口 面 一田卜中 The most common indicators of direction are 方向 and 面. 方向 is commonly used in conjunction with the directions 西北, 西南, 東北, and 東南, and 面 is commonly used with 東, 西, 北, and 南. Thus,
Direction of travel or location 中文 English 東面 eastward / east 西面 westward / west 北面 northward / north 南面 southward / south 東北方向 northeastward / northeast 西北方向 northwestward / northwest 東南方向 southeastward / southeast 西南方向 southwestward / southwest When used without the direction markers 方向 or 面 directions usually refer to a specific area or location.
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