行 (xíng) · OK

行 (xíng) means “OK”. It is made of 彳 + 亍 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 行 into its parts

What 行 is made of

• 彳 chì — to step with the left foot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 亍 chù — to take small steps
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 丁 dīng — male adult

Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

行 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 行

• 不行bùxíngnot OK
• 进行jìnxíngto carry out
• 举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, event etc.)
• 流行liúxíngpopular
• 旅行lǚxíngto travel
• 行动xíngdòngaction
• 行人xíngrénpedestrian
• 行为xíngwéibehavior
• 银行yínhángbank
• 银行卡yínhángkǎbank card
• 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
• 飞行fēixíngto fly
• 旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agency
• 实行shíxíngto carry out
• 行李xíngliluggage
• 步行bùxíngto walk
• 行业hángyèindustry
• 行李箱xínglixiāngsuitcase
• 发行fāxíngto issue
• 行列hánglièranks
• 航行hángxíngto sail
• 可行kěxíngfeasible
• 履行lǚxíngto fulfill
• 逆行nìxíngto go the wrong way (traffic)
• 平行píngxíngparallel
• 盛行shèngxíngto be popular
• 外行wàihánglayman
• 行政xíngzhèngadministration
• 运行yùnxíngto run
• 执行zhíxíngto carry out
• 出行chūxíngto travel

Also built with 彳

• 役yìservant
• 彻chèpenetrating
• 彼bǐthat
• 往wǎngtowards
• 征zhēngto summon
• 径jìngpath
• 待dāito stay
• 很hěnvery
• 徊huáito linger
• 律lǜstatute
• 徒túdisciple
• 得déto get

Quick facts

Questions about 行