When the formation data identifies 行 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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行
Radical 144 of 214 · 6 strokes
Walk enclosure
xíng
Unicode uses 行 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
8 course characters46 character–word links
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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8 course characters
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行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professionalDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a street intersection.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 彳 + 亍
HSK words with 行25 words in this course
街jiēstreet, road, thoroughfareDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.
- 行Semantic componentwalk; travel
- 圭Phonetic componentjade tablet
- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 行 + 圭
HSK words with 街1 word in this course
術shùskill, art; method, technique; trickDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 朮 represents the sound.
- 行Semantic componentwalk; travel
- 朮Phonetic componentglutinous millet
- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 行 + 术
HSK words with 術8 words in this course
衛wèito guard, to protect, to defendDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Depicts feet (止) walking around, patrolling a street intersection (行).
- 行Pictographic componentwalk; travel
- 止Pictographic component(foot); stop
- 口Pictographic componentmouth
- 止Pictographic component(foot); stop
- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 行 + 韋
HSK words with 衛4 words in this course
衝chōngwash, rinse, flush; dash; soarDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound.
- 行Semantic componentwalk; travel
- 重Phonetic componentheavy; repeat
- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 行 + 重
HSK words with 衝4 words in this course
衡héngto measure, to weigh; to consider, to judgeDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: A big 大 horn 角; 行 provides the pronunciation
- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 行 + 角 + 大
HSK words with 衡2 words in this course
衍yǎnto overflow; to spread outDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: Water 氵 going in all directions 行
- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 行 + 氵
HSK words with 衍1 word in this course
衔xiánrank, title; to bite, to hold in the mouthDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Semantic–phonetic formation: 钅 contributes the broad semantic category “metal”; 行 contributes the historical pronunciation.
- Category radical
- 行 walk enclosure
- Visual structure
- 行 + 钅
HSK words with 衔1 word in this course
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.