行

hàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 行行 (“bold; staunch; strong”)
  2. order; rank
  3. used in 樹行子／树行子 (“row of trees”)
  4. used in 行行 (“bold; staunch; strong”)

Wiktionary

Homographs

行 háng
  1. (bound form) row; line
  2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession
  3. (bound form) commercial firm
  4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
  5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
  6. classifier for rows or lines
行 héng used in 道行 dàohéng
行 xíng
  1. (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
  2. (literary) trip; journey; visit
  3. (bound form) temporary; makeshift
  4. (bound form) current; in circulation
  5. (bound form) to do; to perform
  6. capable; competent
  7. all right; OK!; will do
  8. behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. xìng)
  9. (literary) about to; soon

Examples

行了。

That's enough.

Source: Tatoeba

你行吗？

Can you?

Source: Tatoeba

行胜于言。

Deeds are better than words.

Source: Tatoeba

六点您行吗？

Will six o'clock suit you?

Is 6 o'clock OK?

Source: Tatoeba

他要不行了。

He's on his last legs.

Source: Tatoeba

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Containing this entry

使徒行传 Shǐtú Xíng Zhuàn Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)
琵琶行 Pípa Xíng Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易 Bái Jūyì
瑜伽行派 Yújiā Xíngpài see 唯识宗 Wéishízōng
白行简 Bái Xíngjiǎn Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易 Bái Jūyì, Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃传 Lǐ Wá Zhuàn
行唐 Xíngtáng see 行唐县 Xíngtáng Xiàn
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