TSUMUGU · C1 (TOCFL est.) · 字
嚮
ㄒㄧㄤˋ · xiàng
verb/prep — to face toward, turn toward; toward
字源 FORM — what the parts do
The home village (鄉) you turn your face back toward, with 向 below it — the house turned to face its window. To face toward, to head for: 嚮往、嚮導.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋裡的人對著那扇窗（向），望向遠處的家鄉（鄉）。
Inside the house, someone faces the window (向), looking off toward the home village (鄉).
記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)面向、朝向— to face toward, turn toward常用
→嚮往— to yearn toward, long for
⇒嚮導— a guide — one who heads the way
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension