行 xíng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
行驶
xíngshǐ
to drive; to travel
Characters in this word
驶 shǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 车在行驶。 Chē zài xíngshǐ. The car is driving.
- 请慢速行驶。 Qǐng màn sù xíngshǐ. Please drive slowly.
- 雨中行驶难。 Yǔ zhōng xíngshǐ nán. Driving in the rain is hard.
Related words
- 行 xíng OK, all right; to go
- 不行 bùxíng not okay; cannot
- 进行 jìnxíng to be in progress; to carry out
- 举行 jǔxíng to hold an event
- 流行 liúxíng popular; fashionable
- 旅行 lǚxíng to travel; trip
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 行人 xíngrén pedestrian
- 行为 xíngwéi behavior
- 银行 yínháng bank
- 银行卡 yínhángkǎ bank card
- 自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle