行
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(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #36 U+884C
How 行 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳
components: 彳 亍
How to remember it
line of business · Heisig RSH #754
— as a component also called: queue, boulevard
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 行 as their sound component
These characters all use 行 (xíng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行 sound component | xíng | to go, to walk, to move; professional |
| 衔 | xián | rank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouth |
| 桁 | héng | the cross-beams of a roof |
| 荇 | xìng | a water plant, Nymphoides peltalum |
| 筕 | háng | woven bamboo mat |
| 绗 | háng | to quilt |
| 珩 | héng | central gem; crown jewel |
Words containing 行
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人行区 | rén xíng qū | pedestrian precinct |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable |
| 人行 | Rén háng | People's Bank of China (abbr. for 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2]) |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with… |
| 一行 | yī xíng | party; delegation |
| 山行 | shān xíng | mountain hike |
| 国行 | guó háng | (of a product etc) officially sold for the mainland China market |
| 行市 | háng shì | quotation on market price |
| 行头 | háng tóu | (archaic) leader of a troop of soldiers; (archaic) guild leader |
| 行头 | xíng tou | a person's clothing; outfit; actor's costume |
| 中行 | Zhōng háng | abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2] |
| 自行 | zì xíng | voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self- |
| 发行人 | fā xíng rén | publisher; issuer |
| 性行 | xìng xíng | sexual activity |
| 三人行 | sān rén xíng | (slang) threesome |
| 山地自行车 | shān dì zì xíng chē | mountain bike |
| 行家 | háng jiā | connoisseur; expert; veteran |
| 行动 | xíng dòng | operation; action; CL:個|个[ge4]; to move about; mobile |
| 人行道 | rén xíng dào | sidewalk |
| 行人道 | xíng rén dào | (dialect) sidewalk |