HSK 5 · Function Words

项 xiàng “item” in Chinese

Traditional 項

What 项 means

  1. item
  2. measure word for tasks, projects, rules
  3. back of neck
  4. thing
  5. term (in a mathematical formula)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • sum (of money)
  • classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc

How to say 项

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale项xiàng4th tone, falling

项 in a sentence

  1. 我们大家会一起努力地把这项任务按时完成的。

    Wǒmen dàjiā huì yìqǐ nǔlì de bǎ zhè xiàng rènwu ànshí wánchéng de.

    We will all work together to finish this task on time.

    Sentence #2432810 from Tatoeba

  2. 我在这项计划上投入了所有精力。

    Wǒ zài zhè xiàng jìhuà shàng tóurù le suǒyǒu jīnglì.

    I’ve put all my energy into this plan.

    Sentence #2255109 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我同意这项建议。

    Wǒ tóngyì zhè xiàng jiànyì.

    I agree with this proposal.

    Sentence #833773 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 项 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 项 (xiàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
项xiàngback of neck
  • 工work · gōngSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 工 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiàng.

How to write 项

项 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

项 (xiàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 项 (xiàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 项

Words with 项

项链xiàngliàn · necklace项目xiàngmù · item事项shìxiàng · matter

More words: Function Words & Grammar

显然xiǎnrán · clearly相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to相对xiāngduì · relatively相关xiāngguān · related幸亏xìngkuī · fortunately要不yàobù · otherwise一旦yídàn · once一律yílǜ · without exception

FAQs

项 (xiàng) means “item” or “measure word for tasks, projects, rules”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xiàng: xiàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 项 is written 項. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 项 from the suggestions. Typing xiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
项 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.