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
行家
hángjia
expert; connoisseur
Characters in this word
家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在古籍修复领域，他算得上真正的行家。 Zài gǔjí xiūfù lǐngyù, tā suàndeshàng zhēnzhèng de hángjia. In the field of restoring ancient books, he can be counted as a genuine expert.
- 这位老师傅是修表的行家。 Zhè wèi lǎo shīfu shì xiū biǎo de hángjia. This old master is an expert at repairing watches.
- 一看他选茶的样子，就知道是行家。 Yí kàn tā xuǎn chá de yàngzi, jiù zhīdào shì hángjia. One look at how he chooses tea shows he is an expert.
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