Listen to pronunciation (Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced háng. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
to walk, competent, to do, behavior, to distribute, all right, to go, able, to carry out, O.K.
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 行 ( xíng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of xíng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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Character complexity
行 is composed of 6 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
journey | baggage
行 ( xing / xíng ) belongs to the 100 most common Chinese characters (rank 81)
Chinese example words containing the character 行 ( xing / xíng )
不行 ( bùxíng = not work ),飞行员 ( fēixíngyuán = pilot ),行业 ( hángyè = trade ),进行 ( jìnxíng = to proceed ),举行 ( jŭxíng = to hold ),流行 ( liúxíng = popular ),旅行 ( lǚxíng = to travel ),骑自行车 ( qí zìxíngchē = to ride a bike ),人行道 ( rénxíngdào = sidewalk ),首席执行官 ( shŏuxí zhíxíngguān = CEO ),送行 ( sòngxíng = to see someone off ),网上银行 ( wăngshàng yínháng = online banking ),行动 ( xíngdòng = operation ),行李 ( xínglĭ = luggage ),行李舱 ( xínglĭcāng = luggage compartment ),行李箱 ( xínglĭxiāng = trunk ),行星 ( xíngxīng = planet ),性行为 ( xìngxíngwéi = sexual behavior ),小行星 ( xiăoxíngxīng = asteroid ),银行 ( yínháng = bank ),自行车 ( zìxíngchē = bicycle )
Other characters that are pronounced xíng in Chinese