行

See also: 彳亍

行 U+884C, 行 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-884C ← 衋 [U+884B] CJK Unified Ideographs 衍 → [U+884D]

⾏ U+2F8F, ⾏ KANGXI RADICAL WALK ENCLOSURE ← ⾎ [U+2F8E] Kangxi Radicals ⾐ → [U+2F90]

行 U+FA08, 行 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA08 ← 輻 [U+FA07] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 降 → [U+FA09]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

行 (Kangxi 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.
2. Shuowen Jiezi radical №37

Usage notes

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 characters

• Appendix:Chinese radical/行
• 哘, 垳, 㤚, 𢫱, 洐, 𭤷, 𣆯, 桁, 烆, 珩, 胻, 𮁴, 䀪, 𮀖, 𥞧, 裄, 絎(绗), 𦨵, 𧊽, 𠒣, 𧻥, 䟰, 𮠧, 𬫑, 䯒, 䰢, 𫙚, 𮬷
• 鴴(鸻), 𢙡, 𪩵, 𪨳, 荇, 筕, 𢔖, 𧊔, 𢔮, 䚘, 䡓, 𢕋, 𢕁, 銜, 𢕵, 𢖍, 鵆, 𨴠

References

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

• Unihan data for U+FA08

Chinese

simp. and trad.		行

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 行
Shang	Western Zhou	Spring and Autumn	Warring States			Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)	Libian (compiled in Qing)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts	Clerical script

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 (chì) is widely used as a radical, while the right half 亍 (chù) finds occasional use, and the character can be broken up as 彳 + 亍, though originally it was not a compound.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xíng (xing²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xin²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щин (xin, III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haang⁴ / hang⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hang³

• Gan (Wiktionary): hen² / xin⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): hàng / hèn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hang²

• Jin (Wiktionary): xing¹
• Northern Min (KCR): giǎng / ǎing
• Eastern Min (BUC): giàng / hèng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiâⁿ / hêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gian⁵ / hêng⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ghan; ⁶yin
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xin²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²
    • Yale: syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyng
    • Palladius: син (sin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xin²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щин (xin, III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: haang⁴ / hang⁴
    • Yale: hàahng / hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haang⁴ / hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hang⁴ / heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːŋ²¹/, /hɐŋ²¹/

Note:

• haang4 - vernacular;
• hang4 - literary.

• (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  • Wiktionary: hang³
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: hen² / xin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛn²⁴/, /ɕin³⁵/

Note:

• hen2 - vernacular (e.g. 行時／行时 (xíngshí));
• xin4 - literary.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàng / hèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: hang^ˇ / hen^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hang² / hen²
    • Sinological IPA: /haŋ¹¹/, /hen¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hang²
    • Sinological IPA: /haŋ¹¹/

Note: Sixian - hèn - used in 行李 (xínglǐ).

• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xing¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕĩŋ¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: giǎng / ǎing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ²¹/, /aiŋ²¹/

Note:

• giǎng - vernacular;
• ǎing - literary.

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: giàng / hèng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ⁵³/, /hɛiŋ⁵³/

Note:

• giàng - vernacular;
• hèng - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kiânn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviaa
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiã¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiã²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Singapore): /kiã²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng
    • Tâi-lô: hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴/

Note:

• kiâⁿ - vernacular;
• hêng - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: gian⁵ / hêng⁵
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiâⁿ / hêng
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩã⁵⁵/, /heŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

• gian5 - vernacular;
• hêng5 - literary (used in 行李 (xínglǐ)).

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghan; ⁶yin
    • MiniDict: ghan^去; yin^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhan; ³hhin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦã²³/, /ɦin²³/

Note:

• 3hhan - vernacular;
• 3hhin - literary.

• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: xin²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin¹³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 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 (Hokkien)	/haŋ³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/houŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ɔŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/haŋ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/haŋ³¹/ /o³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: haeng

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
Baxter	haeng
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
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hang4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.[ɡ]ˤraŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡraːŋ/

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/

Definitions

行

1. (literary or dialectal) to walk

   • 子曰：「三人行，必有我師焉。擇其善者而從之，其不善者而改之。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐ yuē: “Sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī yān. Zé qí shàn zhě ér cóng zhī, qí bù shàn zhě ér gǎi zhī.” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.”

2. (Cantonese, of a vehicle) to go

   架巴士行得好慢 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   gaa³ baa¹ si⁶ haang⁴ dak¹ hou² maan⁶ [Jyutping]

   the bus goes slowly

3. (Cantonese) to navigate

   落咗車之後點行呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   落咗车之后点行呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   lok⁶ zo² ce¹ zi¹ hau⁶ dim² haang⁴ aa³? [Jyutping]

   What do I do after I get off?

4. (Cantonese) to roam; to stroll; to wander

   Synonym: 逛 (guàng)

5. (Cantonese, computing) to run
6. to go; to move
7. to carry out; to execute
8. to perform (a salute)
9. OK; good

   行，就這麼定了。 [MSC, trad.]
   行，就这么定了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xíng, jiù zhème dìng le. [Pinyin]

   OK, it's a deal.

10. to be good; to work

    我覺得這方法行。 [MSC, trad.]
    我觉得这方法行。 [MSC, simp.]

    Wǒ juéde zhè fāngfǎ xíng. [Pinyin]

    I think this will work.

11. to be good (opposed to bad) (usually in negative sentences, or with 還／还)

    我成績不行。／我成绩不行。  ―  Wǒ chéngjì bù xíng.  ―  I have bad grades.

12. to be able to do something (usually mentioned before)

    他能四分鐘跑一公里，我不行。 [MSC, trad.]
    他能四分钟跑一公里，我不行。 [MSC, simp.]

    Tā néng sì fēnzhōng pǎo yī gōnglǐ, wǒ bù xíng. [Pinyin]

    He can run a kilometre within 4 minutes. I can't (do that).

13. (often sarcastic) remarkable

    你真行。  ―  Nǐ zhēn xíng.  ―  You are really something.

    可還行／可还行  ―  kěháixíng  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

14. (Northern Wu) trending; fashionable; popular

    阿拉伊搶辰光專門行派力司褲子個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    阿拉伊抢辰光专门行派力司裤子个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

    ⁷aq-laq-i-chian ⁶zen-kuaon ¹tsoe-men ⁶ghan ¹pha-liq-sy ¹khu-tsy-gheq [Wugniu]

    In our days palace trousers were especially in.

15. (Hinduism, Buddhism) vedana

Usage notes

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)”).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 走 (“to walk”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		行, 步
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		走
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	走
	Taiwan	走
	Harbin	走
	Malaysia	走
	Singapore	走
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	走
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	走
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	走
	Xi'an	走
	Xining	走
	Xuzhou	跑
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	走
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	走
	Ürümqi	走
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	走
	Wuhan	走
	Guiyang	走
	Guilin	走
	Liuzhou	走
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	走
	Yangzhou	走
	Hefei	走
Cantonese	Guangzhou	行
	Hong Kong	行
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	行
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	行
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	行
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	行
	Macau	行
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	行
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	行
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	行
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	行
	Foshan	行
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	行
	Foshan (Shunde)	行
	Foshan (Sanshui)	行
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	行
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	行
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	行
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	行
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	行
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	行
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	行
	Taishan	行
	Kaiping (Chikan)	行
	Enping (Niujiang)	行
	Heshan (Yayao)	行
	Dongguan	行
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	行
	Qingyuan	行
	Fogang	行
	Yingde (Hanguang)	行
	Yangshan	行
	Lianshan (Butian)	去, 行
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	走
	Shaoguan	行
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	行
	Renhua	行
	Lechang	行
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	行
	Sihui	行
	Guangning	行
	Deqing	行
	Huaiji	行
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	行
	Yunfu	行
	Xinxing	行
	Luoding	行
	Yunan (Pingtai)	行
	Yangjiang	行
	Xinyi	行
	Maoming (Xinpo)	行
	Lianjiang	行
	Nanning	行
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	行
	Hepu (Shatian)	行
	Beihai	行
	Beihai (Nankang)	行
	Beihai (Yingpan)	行
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	行
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	行
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	行
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	行
	Singapore (Guangfu)	行
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	行
Móng Cái	行
Gan	Nanchang	走
	Pingxiang	走
Hakka	Meixian	行
	Xingning	行
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	行
	Huiyang	行
	Huidong (Daling)	行
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	行
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	行
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	行
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	行
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	行
	Wengyuan	行
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	行
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	行
	Liannan	行
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	行
	Jiexi	行
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	行
	Changting	行
	Wuping	行
	Wuping (Yanqian)	行
	Wuping (Pingyu)	行
	Liancheng	行
	Ninghua	行
	Yudu	走, 行
	Ningdu	走
	Ruijin	行
	Shicheng	行
	Shangyou (Shexi)	走
	Tonggu (Sandu)	走
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	走
	Dayu	走
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	行
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	行
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	行
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	行
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	行
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	行
	Hong Kong	行
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	行
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	行
	Xinyi (Sihe)	行
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	行
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	走
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	走
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	行
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	行
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	行
	Mengshan (Xihe)	行
	Luchuan	走
	Senai (Huiyang)	行
	Kuching (Hepo)	行
Huizhou	Jixi	行
Jin	Taiyuan	走
	Xinzhou	走
Northern Min	Jian'ou	行
	Songxi	行
	Zhenghe	行
	Jianyang	行
	Wuyishan	行
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	行
	Fuzhou (Changle)	行
	Lianjiang	行
	Fuqing	行
	Pingtan	行
	Yongtai	行
	Minqing	行
	Gutian	行
	Pingnan	行
	Luoyuan	行
	Fu'an	行
	Ningde	行
	Xiapu	行
	Zherong	行
	Shouning	走, 行
	Zhouning	行
	Fuding	走
	Matsu	行
	Singapore (Fuqing)	行
Southern Min	Xiamen	行
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	行
	Quanzhou	行
	Jinjiang	行
	Nan'an	行
	Shishi	行
	Hui'an	行
	Anxi	行
	Yongchun	行
	Dehua	行
	Zhangzhou	行
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	行
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	行
	Hua'an	行
	Nanjing	行
	Pinghe	行
	Zhangpu	行
	Yunxiao	行
	Zhao'an	行
	Dongshan	行
	Taipei	行
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	行
	Kaohsiung	行
	Tainan	行
	Kinmen	行
	Penghu (Magong)	行
	Penang (Hokkien)	行
	Singapore (Hokkien)	行
	Manila (Hokkien)	行
	Longyan	行
	Zhangping	行
	Datian	行
	Chaozhou	行
	Raoping	行
	Shantou	行
	Shantou (Chenghai)	行
	Jieyang	行
	Haifeng	行
	Bangkok (Teochew)	行
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	行
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	行
	Singapore (Teochew)	行
	Pontianak (Teochew)	行
	Leizhou	行
	Wenchang	行
	Haikou	行
	Singapore (Hainanese)	行
Puxian Min	Putian	行
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	行
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	行
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	行
	Xianyou	行
	Xianyou (Fengting)	行
	Xianyou (Youyang)	行
Central Min	Yong'an	行
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	行
	Sanming (Shaxian)	行
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	行
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	行, 走
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	行
Shehua	Fu'an	行
	Fuding	行
	Luoyuan	行
	Sanming	行
	Shunchang	行
	Hua'an	行
	Guixi (Zhangping)	行
	Cangnan	行
	Jingning (Hexi)	行
	Lishui	行
	Longyou	行
	Chaozhou	行
	Fengshun	行
Wu	Shanghai	走, 跑
	Shanghai (Chongming)	跑
	Suzhou	走, 跑
	Danyang	行
	Hangzhou	走, 跑
	Ningbo	走, 行 dated
	Wenzhou	走, 行
	Jinhua	走, 蹩
Xiang	Changsha	走
	Shuangfeng	行

Dialectal synonyms of 行 (“OK”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		行
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	行
	Taiwan	行
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	中
Cantonese	Guangzhou	得
	Hong Kong	得
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	得
Wu	Shanghai	來三, 來事
	Suzhou	來三

Compounds

• 一意孤行 (yīyìgūxíng)
• 一滅行／一灭行
• 一行作吏
• 三思而行
• 上行 (shàngxíng)
• 上行下效 (shàngxíngxiàxiào)
• 下行文
• 不虛此行／不虚此行 (bùxūcīxíng)
• 不行 (bùxíng)
• 且行且談／且行且谈
• 並行／并行 (bìngxíng)
• 並行不悖／并行不悖 (bìngxíngbùbèi)
• 乘偽行詐／乘伪行诈
• 也行
• 二行程
• 五行四柱
• 人行道 (rénxíngdào)
• 仄行
• 令出惟行
• 以字行 (yǐzìxíng)
• 令行禁止 (lìngxíngjìnzhǐ)
• 仿行 (fǎngxíng)
• 伏行
• 例行公事 (lìxínggōngshì)
• 依計行事／依计行事
• 便宜行事 (biànyíxíngshì)
• 侵權行為／侵权行为 (qīnquán xíngwéi)
• 信步而行
• 借水行舟 (jièshuǐxíngzhōu)
• 倒行逆施 (dàoxíngnìshī)
• 倍道兼行
• 偏差行為／偏差行为
• 偕行 (xiéxíng)
• 僂行／偻行
• 先行官 (xiānxíngguān)
• 光行差
• 克敦孝行
• 八步周行
• 公文旅行
• 公門修行／公门修行
• 兵車行／兵车行
• 冒名行騙／冒名行骗
• 冥行擿埴
• 出行 (chūxíng)
• 刊行 (kānxíng)
• 前行 (qiánxíng)
• 剛行剛驀／刚行刚蓦
• 力學篤行／力学笃行 (lìxuédǔxíng)
• 力行 (lìxíng)
• 力行哲學／力行哲学
• 功行圓滿／功行圆满
• 勢在必行／势在必行 (shìzàibìxíng)
• 勤行
• 印行 (yìnxíng)
• 卻行／却行
• 厲行節約／厉行节约 (lìxíngjiéyuē)
• 及時行樂／及时行乐 (jíshíxínglè)
• 反經行權／反经行权
• 司法行政
• 右行
• 名不虛行／名不虚行
• 同行
• 各行其是 (gèxíngqíshì)
• 周行
• 單線進行／单线进行
• 單行本／单行本 (dānxíngběn)
• 單行法／单行法
• 單行犯／单行犯
• 單行路／单行路
• 單車旅行／单车旅行
• 因公行私
• 團體行動／团体行动
• 坐言起行
• 執行／执行 (zhíxíng)
• 執行機關／执行机关
• 多行不義必自斃／多行不义必自毙 (duō xíng bùyì bì zìbì)
• 夜住曉行／夜住晓行
• 夜行人
• 夜行衣
• 夢行症／梦行症
• 大行
• 大行其道 (dàxíngqídào)
• 大行政區／大行政区 (dàxíngzhèngqū)
• 大行星
• 天行
• 天馬行空／天马行空 (tiānmǎxíngkōng)
• 奉行 (fèngxíng)
• 奉行故事
• 好行小慧
• 孤行 (gūxíng)
• 孤行己意
• 官止神行
• 宵行
• 寸步難行／寸步难行 (cùnbùnánxíng)
• 專斷獨行／专断独行
• 小行星 (xiǎoxíngxīng)
• 履中行善
• 川行 (chuānxíng)
• 左行
• 常行
• 帶髮修行／带发修行
• 平行官署
• 平行線／平行线 (píngxíngxiàn)
• 平行脈／平行脉
• 平行表親／平行表亲
• 并行 (bìngxíng)
• 廣行善事／广行善事
• 強行／强行 (qiángxíng)
• 強行法／强行法
• 徇行
• 徒行 (túxíng)
• 徐行 (xúxíng)
• 徑行／径行 (jìngxíng)
• 微服私行
• 性行 (xìngxíng)
• 性行為／性行为 (xìngxíngwéi)
• 急行軍／急行军 (jíxíngjūn)
• 恩威並行／恩威并行
• 恨苦修行
• 慮周行果／虑周行果
• 懷寶夜行／怀宝夜行
• 戒行 (jièxíng)
• 我行其野
• 戶籍行政／户籍行政
• 批行
• 持行
• 接淅而行
• 採行／采行 (cǎixíng)
• 撲花行徑／扑花行径
• 攝行／摄行 (shèxíng)
• 改惡行善／改恶行善
• 放任行為／放任行为
• 放行 (fàngxíng)
• 教育行政
• 方行
• 旁行
• 旅行 (lǚxíng)
• 旅行包
• 旅行支票 (lǚxíng zhīpiào)
• 旁行斜上
• 旅行社 (lǚxíngshè)
• 旅行車／旅行车 (lǚxíngchē)
• 日行一善 (rìxíngyīshàn)
• 日行千里 (rì xíng qiānlǐ)
• 星行
• 星行夜歸／星行夜归
• 時行天氣／时行天气
• 暢行／畅行 (chàngxíng)
• 暢行無阻／畅行无阻 (chàngxíngwúzǔ)
• 暴行
• 曉行夜宿／晓行夜宿
• 有償行為／有偿行为
• 朝行夕改
• 未學行，先學走／未学行，先学走 (mei⁶ hok⁶ haang⁴, sin¹ hok⁶ zau²) (Cantonese)
• 果擲行車／果掷行车
• 東行／东行
• 榮行／荣行
• 橫行介士／横行介士
• 橫行文字／横行文字
• 橫行直撞／横行直撞 (héngxíngzhízhuàng)
• 橫行霸道／横行霸道 (héngxíngbàdào)
• 歌行
• 步步行兇／步步行凶
• 步行 (bùxíng)
• 步行機／步行机
• 歹徒橫行／歹徒横行
• 沒行止／没行止
• 法律行為／法律行为
• 流行 (liúxíng)
• 流行坎止
• 流行歌曲 (liúxíng gēqǔ)
• 流行病 (liúxíngbìng)
• 流行症
• 流行色
• 浼人親行／浼人亲行
• 滑行 (huáxíng)
• 滑行道 (huáxíngdào)
• 潛行／潜行 (qiánxíng)
• 潔言汙行／洁言污行
• 濫行／滥行
• 無脛而行／无胫而行
• 煙視媚行／烟视媚行
• 爬行 (páxíng)
• 爬行動物／爬行动物 (páxíng dòngwù)
• 特立獨行／特立独行 (tèlìdúxíng)
• 狗行狼心
• 獨斷獨行／独断独行 (dúduàndúxíng)
• 獨行俠／独行侠 (dúxíngxiá)
• 獨行其是／独行其是
• 獨行大盜／独行大盗
• 班功行賞／班功行赏
• 現行法／现行法
• 琵琶行
• 瑰意琦行 (guīyìqíxíng)
• 環行／环行
• 用行舍藏
• 畢業旅行／毕业旅行
• 疾行 (jíxíng)
• 發行／发行
• 發行首日／发行首日
• 直情徑行／直情径行
• 盲目行事
• 直道而行
• 相機行事／相机行事
• 相須而行／相须而行
• 知易行難／知易行难
• 知難而行／知难而行
• 矩步方行
• 示威遊行／示威游行
• 票據行為／票据行为
• 禹行舜趨／禹行舜趋
• 稀行
• 立盹行眠
• 立身行道
• 節儉躬行／节俭躬行
• 紆行／纡行
• 索隱行怪／索隐行怪
• 綠色行銷／绿色行销
• 網際行銷／网际行销
• 緩緩而行／缓缓而行
• 編隊飛行／编队飞行
• 罕行
• 肆行 (sìxíng)
• 肆行無忌／肆行无忌
• 胡行亂作／胡行乱作
• 膝行肘步
• 自助旅行
• 自行 (zìxíng)
• 自行車／自行车 (zìxíngchē)
• 舉行／举行 (jǔxíng)
• 舊家行徑／旧家行径
• 航行燈／航行灯
• 苞苴公行
• 草偃風行／草偃风行
• 草靡風行／草靡风行
• 虎步龍行／虎步龙行
• 蛇行 (shéxíng)
• 蝸行／蜗行
• 蟹行文字
• 行不及言
• 行不由徑／行不由径 (xíngbùyóujìng)
• 行不苟合 (xíngbùgǒuhé)
• 行不苟容
• 行不通 (xíngbutōng)
• 行不顧言／行不顾言
• 行之有效 (xíngzhīyǒuxiào)
• 行乞 (xíngqǐ)
• 行事 (xíngshì)
• 行事曆／行事历 (xíngshìlì)
• 行人 (xíngrén)
• 行人情
• 行以求知
• 行來／行来
• 行個方便／行个方便
• 行兵列陣／行兵列阵
• 行凶 (xíngxiōng)
• 行刑場／行刑场
• 行前 (xíngqián)
• 行劫 (xíngjié)
• 行動／行动 (xíngdòng)
• 行動坐臥／行动坐卧
• 行動自如／行动自如
• 行動電話／行动电话 (xíngdòng diànhuà)
• 行化
• 行匣
• 行取
• 行同狗豨
• 行吟
• 行哭
• 行商 (xíngshāng)
• 行善 (xíngshàn)
• 行囊 (xíngnáng)
• 行在 (Xíngzài)
• 行坐
• 行夜
• 行好積德／行好积德
• 行媒
• 行孝
• 行宮／行宫 (xínggōng)
• 行將／行将 (xíngjiāng)
• 行將就木／行将就木 (xíngjiāngjiùmù)
• 行尸走肉 (xíngshīzǒuròu)
• 行屍視肉／行尸视肉
• 行己有恥／行己有耻
• 行師動眾／行师动众
• 行幸 (xíngxìng)
• 行廚／行厨
• 行徑／行径 (xíngjìng)
• 行復／行复
• 行思
• 行思坐憶／行思坐忆
• 行憲／行宪 (xíngxiàn)
• 行成功滿／行成功满
• 行戶／行户
• 行所無事／行所无事
• 行持
• 行放
• 行政區／行政区 (xíngzhèngqū)
• 行政區畫／行政区画 (xíngzhèng qūhuà)
• 行政司法
• 行政學／行政学 (xíngzhèngxué)
• 行政官
• 行政效率
• 行政機關／行政机关 (xíngzhèng jīguān)
• 行政權／行政权
• 行政法院 (xíngzhèng fǎyuàn)
• 行政犯
• 行政立法
• 行政訴訟／行政诉讼
• 行政警察
• 行散
• 行旅
• 行春
• 行星儀／行星仪
• 行時／行时 (xíngshí)
• 行景
• 行有餘力／行有余力 (xíngyǒuyúlì)
• 行期 (xíngqī)
• 行杖
• 行李 (xínglǐ)
• 行李袋
• 行枷
• 行樂／行乐 (xínglè)
• 行樂圖／行乐图
• 行權／行权 (xíngquán)
• 行權立斷／行权立断 (xíngquánlìduàn)
• 行次
• 行止 (xíngzhǐ)
• 行步如風／行步如风
• 行水
• 行滿功成／行满功成
• 行濁言清／行浊言清
• 行炙
• 行為主義／行为主义 (xíngwéizhǔyì)
• 行為模式／行为模式
• 行為科學／行为科学 (xíngwéi kēxué)
• 行為能力／行为能力 (xíngwéi nénglì)
• 行為藝術／行为艺术 (xíngwéi yìshù)
• 行無越思／行无越思
• 行燈／行灯 (xíngdēng)
• 行營／行营 (xíngyíng)
• 行獵／行猎
• 行監坐守／行监坐守
• 行看子
• 行神
• 行福
• 行程 (xíngchéng)
• 行窩／行窝
• 行童
• 行篋／行箧 (xíngqiè)
• 行糧／行粮
• 行經期／行经期
• 行聘 (xíngpìn)
• 行腔
• 行腳僧／行脚僧
• 行舟
• 行色 (xíngsè)
• 行色匆匆 (xíngsècōngcōng)
• 行若狗彘 (xíngruògǒuzhì)
• 行菜
• 行藏 (xíngcáng)
• 行藥／行药
• 行行
• 行裝／行装 (xíngzhuāng)
• 行詐／行诈
• 行販／行贩
• 行賈／行贾
• 行走 (xíngzǒu)
• 行走如飛／行走如飞
• 行跡／行迹 (xíngjì)
• 行路難／行路难
• 行蹤／行踪 (xíngzōng)
• 行蹤無定／行踪无定
• 行車／行车 (xíngchē)
• 行車執照／行车执照
• 行車速率／行车速率
• 行軍動眾／行军动众
• 行轅／行辕 (xíngyuán)
• 行進／行进 (xíngjìn)
• 行道 (xíngdào)
• 行道樹／行道树 (xíngdàoshù)
• 行遠自邇／行远自迩
• 行郎
• 行酒 (xíngjiǔ)
• 行酒令 (xíng jiǔlìng)
• 行醫／行医 (xíngyī)
• 行針步線／行针步线
• 行銷學／行销学
• 行鍼／行针
• 行鍼走線／行针走线
• 行關／行关
• 行隨事遷／行随事迁
• 行雲／行云 (xíngyún)
• 行雲流水／行云流水 (xíngyúnliúshuǐ)
• 行露
• 行食
• 行館／行馆
• 行駛／行驶 (xíngshǐ)
• 行騙／行骗 (xíngpiàn)
• 行鬼路兒／行鬼路儿
• 衡行
• 衣繡晝行／衣绣昼行
• 衣食住行 (yīshízhùxíng)
• 見機行事／见机行事
• 規行矩止／规行矩止
• 言不踐行／言不践行
• 言出必行 (yánchūbìxíng)
• 言多傷行／言多伤行
• 言揚行舉／言扬行举
• 言聽行從／言听行从
• 言談行事／言谈行事
• 計行慮義／计行虑义
• 試行／试行 (shìxíng)
• 詭譎無行／诡谲无行
• 論功行賞／论功行赏 (lùngōngxíngshǎng)
• 謹言慎行／谨言慎行 (jǐnyánshènxíng)
• 貌合行離／貌合行离
• 貨賂公行／货赂公行
• 賄貨公行／贿货公行
• 賄賂并行／贿赂并行
• 賦食行水／赋食行水
• 走肉行屍／走肉行尸 (zǒuròuxíngshī)
• 走骨行屍／走骨行尸
• 趲行／趱行
• 踽踽獨行／踽踽独行 (jǔjǔdúxíng)
• 踽踽而行
• 蹣行／蹒行
• 身體力行／身体力行 (shēntǐlìxíng)
• 躬行
• 躬行節儉／躬行节俭
• 軍事行動／军事行动
• 軍行／军行
• 辭行／辞行 (cíxíng)
• 巡行 (xúnxíng)
• 逆水行舟 (nìshuǐxíngzhōu)
• 逆耳利行
• 逆行 (nìxíng)
• 逆行倒施
• 逕行／迳行
• 通行本
• 通行無阻／通行无阻
• 通行費／通行费 (tōngxíngfèi)
• 進行／进行 (jìnxíng)
• 進行曲／进行曲 (jìnxíngqǔ)
• 運行／运行 (yùnxíng)
• 遊行／游行 (yóuxíng)
• 遍行 (biànxíng)
• 遠行／远行 (yuǎnxíng)
• 遵行 (zūnxíng)
• 遲行早住／迟行早住
• 銷行／销行 (xiāoxíng)
• 鐵馬橫行／铁马横行
• 閃電行動／闪电行动
• 間行／间行 (jiànxíng)
• 閒行／闲行 (xiánxíng)
• 陸行／陆行
• 隨行／随行 (suíxíng)
• 隴西行／陇西行
• 難行／难行
• 雷厲風行／雷厉风行 (léilìfēngxíng)
• 霹靂行動／霹雳行动
• 非法行為／非法行为
• 順水行舟／顺水行舟
• 順行／顺行
• 預行／预行 (yùxíng)
• 頭行／头行
• 類地行星／类地行星
• 風掣雷行／风掣雷行
• 風行一時／风行一时 (fēngxíngyīshí)
• 風行水上／风行水上
• 風行草從／风行草从
• 風行電擊／风行电击
• 飛行傘／飞行伞
• 飛行器／飞行器 (fēixíngqì)
• 飛行家／飞行家 (fēixíngjiā)
• 飛行甲板／飞行甲板
• 食衣住行
• 體行／体行
• 魚貫而行／鱼贯而行
• 鵝行鴨步／鹅行鸭步
• 點行／点行
• 龍行虎步／龙行虎步 (lóng xíng hǔ bù)
• 龔行天罰／龚行天罚

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): háng (hang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄤˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hang²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хон (hon, III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hong⁴ / hong^4-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hong³

• Gan (Wiktionary): hong²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): hòng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hong²

• Jin (Wiktionary): hon¹
• Northern Min (KCR): ǒ̤ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): òng / hòng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hâng / hông

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hang⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ghaon
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): han²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: háng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: háng
    • Wade–Giles: hang²
    • Yale: háng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harng
    • Palladius: хан (xan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: hang²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaŋ²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хон (hon, III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑŋ⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hong⁴ / hong^4-2
    • Yale: hòhng / hóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong⁴ / hong^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong⁴ / hong^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ²¹/, /hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔŋ²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: hong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔŋ²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: hong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hong²
    • Sinological IPA: /hoŋ¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hong²
    • Sinological IPA: /hɔŋ¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: hon¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /xɒ̃¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ǒ̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔŋ²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: òng / hòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ouŋ⁵³/, /houŋ⁵³/

Note:

• òng - vernacular;
• hòng - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hâng
    • Tâi-lô: hâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /haŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /haŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /haŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông
    • Tâi-lô: hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoong
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghaon
    • MiniDict: ghaon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦɑ̃²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: han²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xan¹³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 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 (Hokkien)	/haŋ³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/houŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ɔŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/haŋ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/haŋ³¹/ /o³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: hang

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
Baxter	hang
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
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hong4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤaŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːŋ/

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/

Definitions

行

1. profession; industry; trade; business
2. place for specific transaction

   銀行／银行  ―  yínháng  ―  bank [lit. silver store]

   珠寶行／珠宝行  ―  zhūbǎoháng  ―  jewellery store

3. line of objects; row

   兩行字／两行字 [Cantonese]  ―  loeng⁵ hong⁴ zi⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  two lines of text

4. (Mainland China) row (in data tables)

   Synonym: 列 (liè) (Taiwan)

5. (Taiwan) column (in data tables)

   Synonym: 列 (liè) (Mainland China)

6. (Cantonese) Short for 行貨／行货.
7. (Cantonese) coarse; of poor quality; too general

Compounds

• 一目十行 (yīmùshíháng)
• 一行三昧
• 七十二行
• 丈人行
• 三十六行
• 上廳行首／上厅行首
• 三行
• 不在行
• 世界銀行／世界银行 (Shìjiè Yínháng)
• 中國銀行／中国银行 (Zhōngguó Yínháng)
• 中央銀行／中央银行 (zhōngyāng yínháng)
• 五熟行
• 五行並下／五行并下
• 五行俱下
• 五行八作
• 人力銀行／人力银行 (rénlì yínháng)
• 仵作行人
• 估價行／估价行
• 僧行
• 儲備銀行／储备银行 (chǔbèi yínháng)
• 儲蓄銀行／储蓄银行 (chǔxù yínháng)
• 充內行／充内行
• 充行家
• 內行人／内行人 (nèihángrén)
• 全武行 (quánwǔháng)
• 八行 (bāháng)
• 八行書／八行书 (bāhángshū)
• 公司行號／公司行号
• 分行 (fēnháng)
• 分行布白
• 十三行 (Shísānháng)
• 十四行詩／十四行诗 (shísìhángshī)
• 十目一行
• 十行俱下
• 各行各業／各行各业 (gèhánggèyè)
• 同行相忌
• 同行語／同行语
• 商業銀行／商业银行 (shāngyè yínháng)
• 商行 (shāngháng)
• 器官銀行／器官银行
• 四行倉庫／四行仓库
• 四行孤軍／四行孤军
• 國民銀行／国民银行
• 團行／团行
• 土地銀行／土地银行
• 土行
• 地下油行
• 在行 (zàiháng)
• 報關行／报关行
• 外匯銀行／外汇银行
• 外行 (wàiháng)
• 外行人 (wàihángrén)
• 外行話／外行话
• 大排行 (dàpáiháng)
• 大行院
• 大通銀行／大通银行
• 太行山 (Tàiháng Shān)
• 姊妹行
• 委託行／委托行
• 子曰行
• 字裡行間／字里行间 (zìlǐhángjiān)
• 實習銀行／实习银行
• 尋行數墨／寻行数墨
• 尋行逐隊／寻行逐队
• 廝撲行／厮扑行
• 懂行 (dǒngháng)
• 戎行 (róngháng)
• 戲行／戏行
• 抬行市
• 排行 (páiháng)
• 排行榜 (páihángbǎng)
• 提行
• 擺行陣／摆行阵
• 攙行奪市／搀行夺市
• 改行
• 暗行
• 有行無市／有行无市 (yǒuhángwúshì)
• 本色當行／本色当行
• 本行 (běnháng)
• 梨園行／梨园行
• 標行／标行
• 欺行霸市 (qīhángbàshì)
• 武行
• 歪行貨／歪行货
• 沒行款／没行款
• 油行
• 洋行 (yángháng)
• 無人銀行／无人银行
• 牙行 (yáháng)
• 特許行業／特许行业
• 班行
• 當行／当行
• 當行出色／当行出色
• 當行家／当行家
• 目下十行
• 秀出班行
• 糧行／粮行
• 細胞銀行／细胞银行
• 綜合銀行／综合银行
• 網路銀行／网路银行
• 總行／总行 (zǒngháng)
• 老在行
• 老本行
• 老行伍
• 老行家
• 老行尊
• 腳行／脚行
• 臺灣銀行／台湾银行
• 茶行
• 蓼菜成行
• 藝壓當行／艺压当行
• 藥行／药行 (yàoháng)
• 行伍 (hángwǔ)
• 行伍出身
• 行佣
• 行分
• 行列 (hángliè)
• 行列式 (hánglièshì)
• 行口
• 行口商
• 行員／行员
• 行家 (hángjiā)
• 行家話／行家话
• 行市 (hángshì)
• 行幫／行帮 (hángbāng)
• 行庫／行库
• 行情 (hángqíng)
• 行戲／行戏
• 行會／行会
• 行東／行东
• 行棧／行栈
• 行業語／行业语
• 行檔／行档
• 行款 (hángkuǎn)
• 行當／行当 (hángdàng)
• 行老
• 行號／行号 (hánghào)
• 行號巷哭／行号巷哭
• 行行蛇蚓
• 行規／行规 (hángguī)
• 行話／行话 (hánghuà)
• 行貨／行货 (hánghuò)
• 行距
• 行輩／行辈 (hángbèi)
• 行鋪／行铺
• 行間／行间 (hángjiān)
• 行陣／行阵 (hángzhèn)
• 行院 (hángyuàn)
• 行首 (hángshǒu)
• 誰行／谁行
• 跨行
• 跳行 (tiàoháng)
• 車行／车行 (chēháng)
• 軟體銀行／软体银行
• 輩行／辈行 (bèiháng)
• 轉行／转行 (zhuǎnháng)
• 銀行／银行 (yínháng)
• 銀行券／银行券
• 銀行團／银行团
• 銀行貸款／银行贷款
• 開發銀行／开发银行
• 隊伍行列／队伍行列
• 隨行就市／随行就市
• 雁行
• 雁行折翼
• 雙線行／双线行
• 電器行／电器行 (diànqìháng)
• 電子銀行／电子银行 (diànzǐ yínháng)
• 電氣行／电气行
• 靠行
• 香水行
• 骨董行
• 鴛行／鸳行
• 鵷行／鹓行

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (行):

• → Japanese: 行(ぎょう) (gyō)
• → Korean: 항(行) (hang)
• → Vietnamese: hàng (行)

Others:

• → Khmer: ហាង (haang)
• → Thai: ห้าง (hâang)
• → Zhuang: hangz

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíng, xìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): hèn / hen

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hên⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): hâing
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hēng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hêng⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²
    • Yale: syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyng
    • Palladius: син (sin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴
    • Yale: syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq
    • Palladius: син (sin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hang⁶
    • Yale: hahng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: hen^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hen²
    • Sinological IPA: /hen¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hen
    • Hakka Romanization System: hen
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hen⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hen⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hên⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /hɛn⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hâing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haiŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēng
    • Tâi-lô: hīng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hêng⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hĕng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yin
    • MiniDict: yin^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦin²³/

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• Middle Chinese: haengH

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
Baxter	haengH
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
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hang6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤraŋ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡraːŋs/

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/

Definitions

行

1. ^⁜ behaviour; conduct

Compounds

• 一行
• 不守細行／不守细行
• 不拘細行／不拘细行
• 不矜細行／不矜细行
• 不護細行／不护细行
• 中行
• 信行 (xìnxíng)
• 內行／内行 (nèiháng)
• 劣行 (lièxíng)
• 勵行／励行
• 危行
• 危言危行
• 品行 (pǐnxíng)
• 品行端醇
• 善行 (shànxíng)
• 嘉言善行
• 嘉言懿行
• 四行
• 奇節瑰行／奇节瑰行
• 孝行
• 孝行可嘉
• 學行／学行
• 家行
• 庸行
• 德淺行薄／德浅行薄
• 德行
• 志行
• 惡行／恶行
• 慎行
• 懿行
• 才高行厚
• 才高行潔／才高行洁
• 抗行
• 操行 (cāoxíng)
• 改行遷善／改行迁善
• 敗行／败行 (bàixíng)
• 智圓行方／智圆行方
• 景行
• 曲學詖行／曲学诐行
• 更行
• 末節細行／末节细行
• 末行
• 沒志行／没志行
• 治行
• 淫心慝行
• 無行／无行 (wúxíng)
• 無行止／无行止
• 狗心狗行
• 狼心狗行 (láng xīn gǒu xíng)
• 獨行／独行 (dúxíng)
• 獸行／兽行 (shòuxíng)
• 琦行
• 直言危行
• 短行
• 矯情飾行／矫情饰行
• 矯言偽行／矫言伪行
• 矯飾偽行／矫饰伪行
• 砥志礪行／砥志砺行
• 砥礪名行／砥砺名行
• 砥節礪行／砥节砺行
• 砥行磨名
• 砥行立名
• 穢行／秽行
• 節行瑰奇／节行瑰奇
• 素行
• 素行不良
• 素隱行怪／素隐行怪
• 細行／细行
• 絜行
• 罪行 (zuìxíng)
• 義行／义行
• 義行可風／义行可风
• 羶行
• 聖德懿行／圣德懿行
• 聖行／圣行
• 至行
• 茂行 (màoxíng)
• 薄行
• 虧心短行／亏心短行
• 行狀／行状 (xíngzhuàng)
• 行短
• 行短才喬／行短才乔
• 行短才高
• 行能
• 行誼／行谊
• 觀行／观行
• 言行
• 言行一致 (yánxíng yīzhì)
• 言行相悖
• 言行相詭／言行相诡
• 言行相顧／言行相顾
• 言行舉止／言行举止
• 言行若一
• 言行計從／言行计从
• 言行錄／言行录
• 詖行／诐行
• 輕薄無行／轻薄无行
• 遺行／遗行
• 醜行／丑行 (chǒuxíng)
• 頡頏之行／颉颃之行
• 願行／愿行
• 餘食贅行／余食赘行
• 馴行／驯行
• 高山景行
• 高行
• 鳥獸行／鸟兽行

 

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): héng, háng (heng², hang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄥˊ, ㄏㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁶
• Gan (Wiktionary): hen⁵
• Eastern Min (BUC): hâing
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hēng
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ghan; ⁶yin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: héng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: héng
    • Wade–Giles: hêng²
    • Yale: héng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herng
    • Palladius: хэн (xɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: háng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: háng
    • Wade–Giles: hang²
    • Yale: háng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harng
    • Palladius: хан (xan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hang⁶
    • Yale: hahng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: hen⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛn¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hâing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haiŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēng
    • Tâi-lô: hīng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghan; ⁶yin
    • MiniDict: ghan^去; yin^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhan; ³hhin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦã²³/, /ɦin²³/

Note:

• 3hhan - vernacular;
• 3hhin - literary.

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• Middle Chinese: haengH

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
Baxter	haengH
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
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hang6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤraŋ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡraːŋs/

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/

Definitions

行

1. skill from monk training

   道行  ―  dàohéng  ―  monk training

Pronunciation 5

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hàng (hang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong⁶
• Eastern Min (BUC): hâung

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hàng
    • Wade–Giles: hang⁴
    • Yale: hàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hanq
    • Palladius: хан (xan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hong⁶
    • Yale: hohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ²²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hâung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɑuŋ²⁴²/

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• Middle Chinese: hangH

Rime
Character	行
Reading #	3/4
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	下浪切
Baxter	hangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦaŋH/
Li Rong	/ɣɑŋH/
Wang Li	/ɣɑŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣɑŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hong6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːŋs/

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/

Definitions

行

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

Pronunciation 6

simp. and trad.		行
alternative forms		杭

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ghaon

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghaon
    • MiniDict: ghaon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦɑ̃²³/

Definitions

行 (Northern Wu)

1. to endure; to bear; to get by

   日腳再困難也要行行伊過去。 [Ningbonese, trad.]
   日脚再困难也要行行伊过去。 [Ningbonese, simp.]

   From: 1996, Tang Zhenzhu, Wu Xinmin and Wu Xinxian, 寧波方言詞典, page 240

   However strenuous our life may get, we just have to try and get through it.

Synonyms

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• 克服 (kèfú)
• 包容 (bāoróng)
• 受
• 含 (literary, or in compounds)
• 容忍 (róngrěn)
• 忍 (rěn)
• 忍受 (rěnshòu)
• 忍耐 (rěnnài)
• 打限 (Malaysia, Singapore)
• 消受 (xiāoshòu)
• 耐

 

Compounds

• 猴杭搭煞
• 行勒消
• 行勿住
• 行勿消
• 行勿落
• 行得住
• 行得消
• 難行／难行

 

References

• “行”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03699
• (Min Nan) “Entry #2617”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

行

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

1. to go
2. to carry out
3. line, row

Readings

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC haeng); compare Mandarin 行 (xíng):

• Go-on: ぎょう (gyō, Jōyō)^{←ぎやう (gyau, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Sō-on: あん (an, Jōyō ^†)
• Tō-on: あん (an, Jōyō ^†)、ひん (hin)

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC haengH); compare Mandarin 行 (xìng):

• Go-on: ぎょう (gyō, Jōyō)^{←ぎやう (gyau, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Sō-on: あん (an, Jōyō ^†)
• Tō-on: あん (an, Jōyō ^†)

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang); compare Mandarin 行 (háng):

• Go-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: ぎょう (gyō, Jōyō)^{←ぎやう (gyau, historical)}

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC hangH); compare Mandarin 行 (hàng):

• Go-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: ぎょう (gyō, Jōyō)^{←ぎやう (gyau, historical)}

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: いく (iku, 行く, Jōyō)、ゆく (yuku, 行く, Jōyō)、おこなう (okonau, 行う, Jōyō)^{←おこなふ (okonafu, 行ふ, historical)}、おこなう (okonau, 行なう)^{←おこなふ (okonafu, 行なふ, historical)}、おこない (okonai, 行い)^{←おこなひ (okonafi, 行ひ, historical)}、くだり (kudari, 行)、しぬ (shinu, 行ぬ)、みち (michi, 行)、やる (yaru, 行る)
• Nanori: あきら (akira)、き (ki)、たか (taka)、つら (tsura)、のり (nori)、ひら (hira)、みち (michi)、もち (mochi)、やす (yasu)、ゆき (yuki)

Compounds

Derived terms

• 行(ぎょう)間(かん) (gyōkan)
• 旅(りょ)行(こう) (ryokō)
• 行(ぎょう)政(せい) (gyōsei)
• 発(はっ)行(こう) (hakkō)
• 進(しん)行(こう) (shinkō)
• 実(じっ)行(こう) (jikkō)
• 流(りゅう)行(こう) (ryūkō)
• 執(しっ)行(こう) (shikkō)
• 施(し)行(こう) (shikō)
• 平(へい)行(こう)四(し)辺(へん)形(けい) (heikō shihenkei)
• 善(ぜん)行(こう) (zenkō)
• 洋(よう)行(こう) (yōkō)
• 歩(ほ)行(こう) (hokō)
• 代(だい)行(こう) (daikō)
• 品(ひん)行(こう) (hinkō)
• 行(あん)火(か) (anka, “heater”)
• 行(あん)脚(ぎゃ) (angya, “pilgrimage”)
• 行(あん)灯(どん) (andon, “lamp”)
• 行(ぎょう)事(じ) (gyōji, “event”)
• 行(ぎょう)書(しょ) (gyōsho, “semicursive handwriting”)
• 行(ぎょう)政(せい) (gyōsei, “government”)
• 行(こう)人(じん) (kōjin, “passer-by, traveler”)
• 行(ぎょう)列(れつ) (gyōretsu, “matrix”)
• 旅(りょ)行(こう)者(しゃ) (ryokōsha)
• 走(そう)行(こう) (sōkō)
• 貴(き)行(こう) (kikō)
• 孝(こう)行(こう) (kōkō)
• 航(こう)行(こう) (kōkō)
• 試(し)行(こう) (shikō)
• 試(し)行(こう)錯(さく)誤(ご) (shikō sakugo)
• 挙(きょ)行(こう) (kyokō)
• 専(せん)行(こう) (senkō)
• 急(きゅう)行(こう) (kyūkō)
• 励(れい)行(こう) (reikō)
• 悪(あく)行(ぎょう) (akugyō)
• 不(ふ)言(げん)実(じっ)行(こう) (fugenjikkō)
• 行(ぎょう)政(せい)事(じ)件(けん) (gyōseijiken)
• 強(きょう)行(こう) (kyōkō)
• 行(こ)使(うし) (kōshi, “execution”)
• 行方(ゆくえ) (yukue, “whereabouts”)
• 通(つう)行(こう)人(にん) (tsūkōnin, “passer-by”)
• 銀(ぎん)行(こう) (ginkō, “bank”)
• 飛(ひ)行(こう) (hikō, “aviation”)
• 飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き) (hikōki, “airplane, aircraft”)
• 飛(ひ)行(こう)場(じょう) (hikōjō, “airfield, airport”)
• 行(あん)宮(ぐう) (angū, “temporary residence of the Emperor”)
• 失(しっ)行(こう) (shikkō)
• 続(ぞっ)行(こう) (zokkō)
• 奇(き)行(こう) (kikō)
• 紀(き)行(こう) (kikō)
• 国(こく)事(じ)行(こう)為(い) (kokujikōi)
• 一(いち)目(もく)十(じゅう)行(ぎょう) (ichimoku jūgyō)
• 言(げん)行(こう)齟(そ)齬(ご) (genkōsogo)
• 行(い)く年(とし) (ikutoshi)
• 九(く)品(ほん)の行(ぎょう)業(ごう) (kuhon no gyōgō)
• 跂(き)行(こう)喙(かい)息(そく) (kikōkaisoku)
• 行(ぎょう)革(かく) (gyōkaku)
• 行(こう)為(い) (kōi)
• 行(こう)動(どう) (kōdō)

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC haeng). First cited in Buddhist texts of the early 600s.

The goon pronunciation, so likely an earlier borrowing.

• For the "formations" definition, translation of Sanskrit संस्कार (saṃskāra)
• For "austerities", translation of Sanskrit चर्या (caryā)
• For "walking", translation of Sanskrit गमन (gamana)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎょー [gyóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

行(ぎょう) • (gyō) ^{←ぎやう (gyau)?}

1. [from late 1100s] a line of text
2. [date uncertain] (mathematics) a row of a matrix
3. [from 1177] (calligraphy) Abbreviation of 行書 (“semi-cursive script”).
4. [from 1887] a row or column, such as in a table; more specifically, such a row or column in the gojūon table, which consists of kana that have or historically had the same initial consonant

   Coordinate term: 段 (dan)

   さ行(ぎょう)う段(だん)

   sa-gyō u-dan

   row sa, section u (of consonant /s/ and vowel /u/)

5. [from 830] (Buddhism) saṅkhāra: formations, mental activity; one of the 五蘊 (goun, “five skandhas”)
6. [from early 600s] (Buddhism) caryā: austerities; practice or discipline for enlightenment (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
7. [date uncertain] (Buddhism) gamana: manner of going forward or walking (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Synonyms

• (formations): 行(ぎょう)蘊(うん) (gyōun)

See also

• 五(ご)蘊(うん) (gōn, “five skandhas”): 色(しき) (shiki, “rūpa”), 受(じゅ) (ju, “vedanā”), 想(そう) (sō, “saññā”), 行(ぎょう) (gyō, “saṅkhāra”), 識(しき) (shiki, “viññāṇa”)

Proper noun

行(ぎょう) • (Gyō) 

1. a surname
2. a unisex given name

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang|haeng|hangH|haengH). First cited to 1275.

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こー [kóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

Noun

行(こう) • (kō) ^{←かう (kau)?}

1. going; travelling (UK), traveling (US)
2. type of classical Chinese verse (usually an epic)
3. (archaic) merchant's association; guild

Proper noun

行(こう) • (Kō) 

1. a unisex given name

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Affix

行(あん) • (an) 

1. journey; travel
2. carry around

Etymology 4

Cognate with 下(くだ)り (kudari, “downward-going”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くだり [kùdárí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟da̠ɾʲi]

Noun

行(くだり) • (kudari) 

1. vertical row
2. vertical line

Suffix

行(くだり) • (-kudari) 

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

Etymology 5

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

行(あきら) or 行(すすむ) or 行(とおる) or 行(まこと) • (Akira or Susumu or Tōru or Makoto) 

1. a unisex given name

Proper noun

行(あるき) • (Aruki) 

1. A place name

Proper noun

行(あん) or 行(いく) or 行(いたる) or 行(ゆくえ) • (An or Iku or Itaru or Yukue) 

1. a female given name

Proper noun

行(つとむ) or 行(つよし) • (Tsutomu or Tsuyoshi) 

1. a male given name

Proper noun

行(ゆき) • (Yuki) 

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

Korean

Etymology 1

“movement; going”

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC haeng, “walk; move”).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	Recorded as Middle Korean ᅘᆡᇰ (Yale: hhòyng) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[3]	녈 ᄒᆡᇰ	Recorded as Middle Korean ᄒᆡᇰ (hoyng) (Yale: hòyng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Gwangju Cheonjamun, 1575	녈 ᄒᆡᆼ	Recorded as Middle Korean ᄒᆡᆼ (hoyng) (Yale: hoyng) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.
Early Modern Korean
Text	Final (韻)	Reading
Samun Seonghwi, 1751	ᄃᆞᆫ닐 ᄒᆡᆼ	Recorded as Early Modern Korean ᄒᆡᆼ (Yale: hoyng) in Juhae Cheonjamun (註解千字文 / 주해천자문), 1804.

“behaviour; conduct”

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC haengH, “behaviour”).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	Recorded as Middle Korean ᅘᆡᇰ〮 (Yale: hhóyng) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[4]	ᄒᆡᇰ〯뎍〮 ᄒᆡᇰ〯	Recorded as Middle Korean ᄒᆡᇰ〯 (hǒyng) (Yale: hǒyng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Gwangju Cheonjamun, 1575	ᄒᆡᆼ실 ᄒᆡᆼ	Recorded as Middle Korean  ᄒᆡᆼ ( hoyng) (Yale: hoyng) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.
Early Modern Korean
Text	Final (韻)	Reading
Samun Seonghwi, 1751	ᄒᆡᆼ실 ᄒᆡᆼ	Recorded as Early Modern Korean ᄒᆡᆼ (Yale: hoyng) in Juhae Cheonjamun (註解千字文 / 주해천자문), 1804.

“line; row”

From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is 항 (hang) based on Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang, “row”).

“place for specific transaction”

From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is 항 (hang) based on Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang, “market”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛŋ] ~ [he̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [행/헹]

Hanja

Wikisource

行 (eumhun 다닐 행 (danil haeng))

1. hanja form^? of 행 (“movement; going”)
2. hanja form^? of 행 (“behaviour; conduct”)
3. hanja form^? of 행 (“line; row”)
4. hanja form^? of 행 (“place for specific transaction”)
5. hanja form^? of 행 (“(suffix) (transport) bound for”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 시행 (施行, sihaeng)
• 관행 (慣行, gwanhaeng)
• 행위 (行爲, haeng'wi)
• 진행 (進行, jinhaeng)
• 수행 (遂行, suhaeng)
• 집행 (執行, jiphaeng)
• 행동 (行動, haengdong)
• 이행 (履行, ihaeng)
• 은행 (銀行, eunhaeng)
• 행태 (行態, haengtae)
• 행사 (行事, haengsa)
• 행정 (行政, haengjeong)
• 여행 (旅行, yeohaeng)
• 행사 (行使, haengsa)
• 만행 (蠻行, manhaeng)
• 자행 (恣行, jahaeng)
• 병행 (竝行, byeonghaeng)
• 운행 (運行, unhaeng)
• 발행 (發行, balhaeng)
• 강행 (強行, ganghaeng)
• 유행 (流行, yuhaeng)
• 폭행 (暴行, pokhaeng)
• 실행 (實行, silhaeng)
• 주행 (走行, juhaeng)
• 현행 (現行, hyeonhaeng)
• 행성 (行星, haengseong)
• 언행 (言行, eonhaeng)
• 성행 (盛行, seonghaeng)
• 행패 (行悖, haengpae)
• 단행 (斷行, danhaeng)
• 간행 (刊行, ganhaeng)
• 역행 (逆行, yeokhaeng)
• 대행 (代行, daehaeng)
• 감행 (敢行, gamhaeng)
• 연행 (連行, yeonhaeng)
• 행적 (行跡, haengjeok)
• 행실 (行實, haengsil)
• 수행 (隨行, suhaeng)
• 비행 (飛行, bihaeng)
• 선행 (善行, seonhaeng)
• 범행 (犯行, beomhaeng)
• 항행 (航行, hanghaeng)
• 행진 (行進, haengjin)
• 덕행 (德行, deokhaeng)
• 급행 (急行, geuphaeng)
• 통행 (通行, tonghaeng)
• 품행 (品行, pumhaeng)
• 보행 (步行, bohaeng)
• 행습 (行習, haengseup)
• 행보 (行步, haengbo)
• 행인 (行人, haeng'in)
• 행렬 (行列, haengnyeol)
• 거행 (擧行, geohaeng)
• 미행 (尾行, mihaeng)
• 추행 (醜行, chuhaeng)
• 흥행 (興行, heunghaeng)
• 선행 (先行, seonhaeng)
• 행방 (行方, haengbang)
• 서행 (徐行, seohaeng)
• 악행 (惡行, akhaeng)
• 기행 (紀行, gihaeng)
• 암행 (暗行, amhaeng)
• 평행 (平行, pyeonghaeng)
• 기행 (奇行, gihaeng)
• 퇴행 (退行, toehaeng)
• 난행 (難行, nanhaeng)
• 산행 (山行, sanhaeng)
• 직행 (直行, jikhaeng)
• 자행 (自行, jahaeng)
• 행군 (行軍, haenggun)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang, “row”).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	Recorded as Middle Korean ᅘᅡᇰ (Yale: hhàng) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[5]	져제〮 하ᇰ	Recorded as Middle Korean 하ᇰ (hang) (Yale: hàng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Early Modern Korean
Text	Final (韻)	Reading
Samun Seonghwi, 1751	줄 행	Recorded as Early Modern Korean 항 (Yale: hang) in Juhae Cheonjamun (註解千字文 / 주해천자문), 1804.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [항]

Hanja

行 (eumhun 항렬 항 (hangnyeol hang))

1. hanja form^? of 항 (“degree of familial relation”)
2. (historical) hanja form^? of 항 (“a line of soldiers”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 항렬 (行列, hangnyeol)
• 항렬자 (行列字, hangnyeolja)
• 안항 (雁行, anhang)
• 항오 (行伍, hang'o)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [6]

Vietnamese

Han character

行: Hán Việt readings: hàng, hành, hãng, hạng, hạnh
行: Nôm readings: hàng, hành, hăng, ngành

1. goods, product
2. shop
3. queue
4. (writing) line
5. (arithmetic) a place
6. (Confucianism) virtue
7. rank
8. company, firm
9. (archaic) to go, to travel (on a long journey).

Compounds

Derived terms

• 行客 (hành khách, “passenger”)
• 行李 (hành lý, “luggage/baggage”)
• 銀行 (ngân hàng, “bank”)
• 銀行𧖱 (ngân hàng máu, “blood bank”)
• 茹行 (nhà hàng, “restaurant, hotel”)
• 𨷶行 (cửa hàng, “shop/store”)
• 行客 (hành khách, “passenger”)
• 學行 (học hành, “(to) learn/study”)
• 執行 (chấp hành, “(to) implement, execute, carry out”)
• 行星 (hành tinh, “planet”)
• 行廊 (hành lang, “corridor/passage”)
• 舉行 (cử hành, “to celebrate/host (an event)”)
• 交行 (giao hàng, “to deliver goods”)
• 德行 (đức hạnh, “righteousness/good character”)
• 步行 (bộ hành, “pedestrian”)
• 行𡦂 (hàng chữ, “line of text”)