旅行社 (lǚxíngshè) · travel agency
旅行社 (lǚxíngshè) means “travel agency”. It is written with 3 characters: 旅 (journey) + 行 (OK) + 社 (group). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 旅行社 is built
The characters
旅 lǚ · journey
What 旅 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 氏shì — clan
Origin hint: A man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
行 xíng · OK
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)
社 shè · group
What 社 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: An earth 土 spirit 礻; 礻 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 旅行社
What does 旅行社 mean?
旅行社 (lǚxíngshè) means “travel agency”.
How do you pronounce 旅行社?
旅行社 is pronounced lǚxíngshè.
Which HSK level is 旅行社?
旅行社 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 旅客lǚkètraveler
- 旅行lǚxíngto travel
- 旅游lǚyóuto travel
- 旅馆lǚguǎnhotel
- 不行bùxíngnot OK
- 进行jìnxíngto carry out
- 举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, event etc.)
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 行人xíngrénpedestrian
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.