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行

See also: 彳亍
行 U+884C, 行
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-884C
← 衋
[U+884B] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 衍 →
[U+884D]
行 U+FA08, 行
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA08
← 輻
[U+FA07] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 降 →
[U+FA09]

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TranslingualEdit

Stroke order
 

Han characterEdit

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Radical 144 行

行 (radical 144, 行+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 竹人一一弓 (HOMMN), four-corner 21221, composition ⿰彳亍)

  1. Kangxi radical #144, ⾏.

Usage notesEdit

行 itself is also used as a radical (in addition to 彳); unusually for radicals, the phonetic is placed in the middle – with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right – corresponding to the phonetic originally being placed at the middle of the intersection.

Derived charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: page 1108, character 31
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34029
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1570, character 31
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 811, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+884C

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.
 行

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 行
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
       
Characters in the same phonetic series (行) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
筕 *ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ
桁 *ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ
行 *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs
胻 *ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs
衡 *ɡraːŋ
蘅 *ɡraːŋ
珩 *ɡraːŋ
洐 *ɡraːŋ
荇 *ɡraːŋʔ
絎 *ɡraːŋs

Pictogram (象形) – a street intersection.

Originally symmetric, it has been simplified asymmetrically; the left half 彳 is widely used as a radical, while the right half 亍 finds occasional use, and the character can be broken up as 彳 + 亍, though originally it was not a compound.

Pronunciation 1Edit

Note:
  • haang4 - vernacular;
  • hang4 - literary.
  • Hakka
  • Min Bei
    • Note:
    • giǎng - vernacular;
    • ǎing - literary.
  • Min Dong
    • Note:
    • giàng - vernacular;
    • hèng - literary.
  • Min Nan
    • Note:
    • kiâⁿ - vernacular;
    • hêng - literary.
    Note:
    • gian5 - vernacular;
    • hêng5 - literary (used in 行李).
  • Wu
    • Note:
    • 3hhan - vernacular;
    • 3hhin - literary.
    • Dialectal data▼
    Variety Location 行
    Mandarin Beijing /xɑŋ³⁵/
    Harbin /xaŋ²⁴/
    Tianjin /xɑŋ⁴⁵/ ～到
    /ɕiŋ⁴⁵/ ～為
    Jinan /xaŋ⁴²/
    Qingdao /xaŋ⁴²/
    Zhengzhou /xaŋ⁴²/
    Xi'an /xaŋ²⁴/
    Xining /xɔ̃²⁴/
    Yinchuan /xɑŋ⁵³/ 銀～
    /ɕiŋ⁵³/ ～走
    Lanzhou /xɑ̃⁵³/
    Ürümqi /xɑŋ⁵¹/
    Wuhan /xaŋ²¹³/
    Chengdu /xaŋ³¹/
    Guiyang /xaŋ²¹/
    Kunming /xã̠¹/ ～列
    /ɕĩ¹/ ～為
    Nanjing /xaŋ²⁴/
    Hefei /xɑ̃⁵⁵/
    Jin Taiyuan /xɒ̃¹¹/
    Pingyao /xɑŋ¹³/
    Hohhot /xɑ̃³¹/
    Wu Shanghai /ɦɑ̃²³/
    Suzhou /ɦɑ̃¹³/
    Hangzhou /ɦɑŋ²¹³/
    Wenzhou /ɦuɔ³¹/
    Hui Shexian /xa⁴⁴/
    Tunxi /xau⁴⁴/ 銀～
    /xe⁴⁴/ ～動
    Xiang Changsha /xan¹³/
    Xiangtan /ɦɔn¹²/
    Gan Nanchang /hɔŋ²⁴/
    Hakka Meixian /haŋ¹¹/ ～路
    /hoŋ¹¹/ 銀～
    Taoyuan /hoŋ¹¹/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /hɔŋ²¹/ 銀～
    /hɐŋ²¹/ 平～
    Nanning /hɔŋ²¹/
    Hong Kong /hɔŋ²¹/
    Min Xiamen (Min Nan) /haŋ³⁵/
    Fuzhou (Min Dong) /houŋ⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Min Bei) /ɔŋ²¹/
    Shantou (Min Nan) /haŋ⁵⁵/
    Haikou (Min Nan) /haŋ³¹/
    /o³¹/
    Rime
    Character 行
    Reading # 2/4
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 庚 (109)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 戸庚切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦˠæŋ/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦᵚaŋ/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣaŋ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦaɨjŋ/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣɐŋ/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣɐŋ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣɐŋ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		héng
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 行
    Reading # 2/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		xíng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hæng ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*Cə.[ɡ]ˁraŋ/
    English walk (v.)

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 行
    Reading # 3/4
    No. 13867
    Phonetic
    component         		行
    Rime
    group         		陽
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		行
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡraːŋ/

    DefinitionsEdit

    行

    1. (literary or dialectal) to walk
    2. to go; to move
    3. to carry out; to execute
    4. to perform (a salute)
    5. OK; good
      行，就這麼定了。 / 行，就这么定了。  ―  Xíng, jiù zhème dìng le.  ―  OK, it's a deal.
    6. to be good; to work
      我覺得這方法行。 / 我觉得这方法行。  ―  Wǒ juéde zhè fāngfǎ xíng.  ―  I think this will work.
    7. to be good (opposed to bad) (usually in negative sentences, or with 還)
      我成績不行。 / 我成绩不行。  ―  Wǒ chéngjì bù xíng.  ―  I have bad grades.
    8. to be able to do something (usually mentioned before)
    Usage notesEdit

    Notice that when meaning “be able to do something”, 行 can only be used without a complement. This is different from 能 (néng, “to be able to (do something)”).

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 行

    Pronunciation 2Edit

    Note:
    • òng - vernacular;
    • hòng - literary.
  • Min Nan
  • Wu
    • Dialectal data▼
    Variety Location 行
    Mandarin Beijing /xɑŋ³⁵/
    Harbin /xaŋ²⁴/
    Tianjin /xɑŋ⁴⁵/ ～到
    /ɕiŋ⁴⁵/ ～為
    Jinan /xaŋ⁴²/
    Qingdao /xaŋ⁴²/
    Zhengzhou /xaŋ⁴²/
    Xi'an /xaŋ²⁴/
    Xining /xɔ̃²⁴/
    Yinchuan /xɑŋ⁵³/ 銀～
    /ɕiŋ⁵³/ ～走
    Lanzhou /xɑ̃⁵³/
    Ürümqi /xɑŋ⁵¹/
    Wuhan /xaŋ²¹³/
    Chengdu /xaŋ³¹/
    Guiyang /xaŋ²¹/
    Kunming /xã̠¹/ ～列
    /ɕĩ¹/ ～為
    Nanjing /xaŋ²⁴/
    Hefei /xɑ̃⁵⁵/
    Jin Taiyuan /xɒ̃¹¹/
    Pingyao /xɑŋ¹³/
    Hohhot /xɑ̃³¹/
    Wu Shanghai /ɦɑ̃²³/
    Suzhou /ɦɑ̃¹³/
    Hangzhou /ɦɑŋ²¹³/
    Wenzhou /ɦuɔ³¹/
    Hui Shexian /xa⁴⁴/
    Tunxi /xau⁴⁴/ 銀～
    /xe⁴⁴/ ～動
    Xiang Changsha /xan¹³/
    Xiangtan /ɦɔn¹²/
    Gan Nanchang /hɔŋ²⁴/
    Hakka Meixian /haŋ¹¹/ ～路
    /hoŋ¹¹/ 銀～
    Taoyuan /hoŋ¹¹/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /hɔŋ²¹/ 銀～
    /hɐŋ²¹/ 平～
    Nanning /hɔŋ²¹/
    Hong Kong /hɔŋ²¹/
    Min Xiamen (Min Nan) /haŋ³⁵/
    Fuzhou (Min Dong) /houŋ⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Min Bei) /ɔŋ²¹/
    Shantou (Min Nan) /haŋ⁵⁵/
    Haikou (Min Nan) /haŋ³¹/
    /o³¹/
    Rime
    Character 行
    Reading # 1/4
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 唐 (101)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 胡郎切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦɑŋ/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦɑŋ/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣɑŋ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦaŋ/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣɑŋ/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣɑŋ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣɑŋ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		háng
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 行
    Reading # 1/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		háng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hang ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ɡ]ˁaŋ/
    English rank, row

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 行
    Reading # 1/4
    No. 13864
    Phonetic
    component         		行
    Rime
    group         		陽
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		航
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡaːŋ/

    DefinitionsEdit

    行

    1. profession; industry; trade; business
    2. place for specific transaction
      銀行 / 银行  ―  yínháng  ―  bank [lit. money store]
      珠寶行 / 珠宝行  ―  zhūbǎoháng  ―  jewellery store
    3. line of objects; row
    4. (Mainland China) row (in data tables)
    5. (Taiwan) column (in data tables)

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 行

    Pronunciation 3Edit

    Rime
    Character 行
    Reading # 4/4
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 庚 (109)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 下更切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦˠæŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦᵚaŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣaŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦaɨjŋH/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣɐŋH/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣɐŋH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣɐŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		hèng
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 行
    Reading # 3/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		xíng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hængH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ɡ]ˁraŋ-s/
    English action

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 行
    Reading # 4/4
    No. 13876
    Phonetic
    component         		行
    Rime
    group         		陽
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		行
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡraːŋs/

    DefinitionsEdit

    行

    1. behaviour; conduct

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 行

    Pronunciation 4Edit

    Rime
    Character 行
    Reading # 4/4
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 庚 (109)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 下更切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦˠæŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦᵚaŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣaŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦaɨjŋH/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣɐŋH/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣɐŋH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣɐŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		hèng
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 行
    Reading # 3/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		xíng
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hængH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ɡ]ˁraŋ-s/
    English action

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 行
    Reading # 4/4
    No. 13876
    Phonetic
    component         		行
    Rime
    group         		陽
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		行
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡraːŋs/

    DefinitionsEdit

    行

    1. skill from monk training
      道行  ―  dàohéng  ―  monk training

    Pronunciation 5Edit

    Rime
    Character 行
    Reading # 2/4
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 庚 (109)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 戸庚切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦˠæŋ/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦᵚaŋ/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣaŋ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦaɨjŋ/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣɐŋ/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣɐŋ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ɣɐŋ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		héng
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 行
    Reading # 2/4
    No. 13866
    Phonetic
    component         		行
    Rime
    group         		陽
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		吭
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡaːŋs/

    DefinitionsEdit

    行

    1. † Used in 行行 (“bold; staunch; strong”).
    2. Used in 樹行子／树行子 (“row of trees”).

    ReferencesEdit

    JapaneseEdit

    KanjiEdit

    行

    (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    ReadingsEdit

    CompoundsEdit

    Etymology 1Edit

    Kanji in this term
    行
    ぎょう
    Grade: 2
    on’yomi

    From Middle Chinese 行 (MC ɦˠæŋ). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    The kan'yōon pronunciation, possibly influenced by the goon pronunciation below.

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    行 (hiragana ぎょう, rōmaji gyō, historical hiragana ぎやう)

    1. a line of text
    2. (mathematics) a row of a matrix
    3. (calligraphy) Abbreviation of 行書 (“semi-cursive script”).

    SuffixEdit

    行 (hiragana ぎょう, rōmaji -gyō)

    1. row (in a table of the kana)
      は行 (ぎょう)う段 (だん)
      ha-gyō u-dan
      row ha, section u
    Coordinate termsEdit

    Etymology 2Edit

     
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    Kanji in this term
    行
    ぎょう
    Grade: 2
    on’yomi

    From Middle Chinese 行 (MC ɦˠæŋ). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    The goon pronunciation, so likely an earlier borrowing.

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    行 (hiragana ぎょう, rōmaji gyō, historical hiragana ぎやう)

    1. (Buddhism) saṅkhāra: formations, mental activity; one of the 五蘊 (goun, “five skandhas”)
    2. (Buddhism) caryā‎: austerities; practice or discipline for enlightenment (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    3. (Buddhism) gamana: manner of going forward or walking (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    4. (by extension, rare) going, travelling
    Usage notesEdit

    The "going, travelling" definition is superseded by こう below.

    SynonymsEdit
    See alsoEdit

    Proper nounEdit

    行 (hiragana ぎょう, rōmaji Gyō)

    1. A surname​.
    2. A unisex given name

    Etymology 3Edit

    Kanji in this term
    行
    こう
    Grade: 2
    on’yomi

    From Middle Chinese 行 (MC ɦɑŋ, ɦˠæŋ, ɦɑŋH, ɦˠæŋH). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    The kan'on pronunciation, so likely the later borrowing.

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    行 (hiragana こう, rōmaji kō, historical hiragana かう)

    1. going; travelling (UK), traveling (US)
    2. type of classical Chinese verse (usually an epic)
    3. (archaic) merchant's association; guild
    4. bank (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Proper nounEdit

    行 (hiragana こう, rōmaji Kō)

    1. A unisex given name

    Etymology 4Edit

    Kanji in this term
    行
    あん
    Grade: 2
    on’yomi
      This entry lacks etymological information. If you are familiar with the origin of this term, please add it to the page per etymology instructions, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.

    AffixEdit

    行 (hiragana あん, rōmaji an)

    1. journey; travel
    2. carry around

    Etymology 5Edit

    Kanji in this term
    行
    くだり
    Grade: 2
    kun’yomi

    Cognate with 下り (kudari, “downward-going”).[1]

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    行 (hiragana くだり, rōmaji kudari)

    1. vertical row
    2. vertical line

    SuffixEdit

    行 (hiragana くだり, rōmaji -kudari)

    1. used to count lines of sentences (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    Etymology 6Edit

    Various nanori readings.

    Proper nounEdit

    行 (hiragana あきら, rōmaji Akira, alternative reading すすむ, rōmaji Susumu, alternative reading とおる, rōmaji Tōru, alternative reading まこと, rōmaji Makoto)

    1. A unisex given name

    行 (hiragana あるき, rōmaji Aruki)

    1. A place name

    行 (hiragana あん, rōmaji An, alternative reading いく, rōmaji Iku, alternative reading いたる, rōmaji Itaru, alternative reading ゆくえ, rōmaji Yukue)

    1. A female given name

    行 (hiragana つとむ, rōmaji Tsutomu, alternative reading つよし, rōmaji Tsuyoshi)

    1. A male given name

    行 (hiragana ゆき, rōmaji Yuki)

    1. A place name
    2. A surname​.
    3. A female given name

    ReferencesEdit

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    KoreanEdit

    HanjaEdit

    行 (eumhun 다닐 행 (danil haeng))

    1. movement

    行 (eumhun 항렬 항 (hangnyeol hang))

    1. degree of familial relation

    CompoundsEdit

    VietnameseEdit

    Han characterEdit

    行 (hàng, hạnh)

    1. company, firm
    2. (archaic) to go, to travel (on a long journey).

    CompoundsEdit

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