流行
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
流行 (liúxíng) · popular
流行 (liúxíng) means “popular; fashionable; to be in fashion”. It is written with 2 characters: 流 (to flow) + 行 (OK). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 流行 is built
The characters
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (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)
Example sentences
这件衣服现在很流行。Zhè jiàn yīfu xiànzài hěn liúxíng.This piece of clothing is very fashionable now.
今年流行什么颜色？Jīnnián liúxíng shénme yánsè?Which color is popular this year?
Questions about 流行
What does 流行 mean?
流行 (liúxíng) means “popular; fashionable; to be in fashion”.
How do you pronounce 流行?
流行 is pronounced liúxíng.
Which HSK level is 流行?
流行 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 潮流cháoliútrend
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 流泪liúlèito shed tears
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 川流不息chuānliúbùxīnever-ending flow (of people, traffic)
- 流浪liúlàngto wander
- 流露liúlùto reveal
- 流氓liúmánghoodlum
Learn 流行 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.