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
行列
hángliè
ranks; row; column
Characters in this word
列 liè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 歹 corpse 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 该企业凭借自主研发进入了国际领先企业的行列。 Gāi qǐyè píngjiè zìzhǔ yánfā jìnrù le guójì lǐngxiān qǐyè de hángliè. Through independent research and development, the company entered the ranks of internationally leading enterprises.
- 学生们排成整齐的行列走进操场。 Xuéshengmen pái chéng zhěngqí de hángliè zǒu jìn cāochǎng. The students lined up in neat rows and walked into the playground.
- 越来越多的人加入了志愿者的行列。 Yuè lái yuè duō de rén jiārù le zhìyuànzhě de hángliè. More and more people joined the ranks of volunteers.
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