盛行
Old HSK 6
盛行 (shèngxíng) · to be popular
盛行 (shèngxíng) means “to be popular; to be common”. It is written with 2 characters: 盛 (to fill (a bowl)) + 行 (OK). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 盛行 is built
The characters
盛 chéng · to fill (a bowl)
What 盛 is made of
- 成chéng — to accomplish
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
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
这种游戏在学生中很盛行。Zhèzhǒng yóuxì zài xuésheng zhōng hěn shèngxíng.This game is very popular among students.
网上购物现在十分盛行。Wǎngshàng gòuwù xiànzài shífēn shèngxíng.Online shopping is now very common.
Questions about 盛行
What does 盛行 mean?
盛行 (shèngxíng) means “to be popular; to be common”.
How do you pronounce 盛行?
盛行 is pronounced shèngxíng.
Which HSK level is 盛行?
盛行 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 昌盛chāngshèngprosperous
- 丰盛fēngshèngrich
- 茂盛màoshènglush
- 盛产shèngchǎnto produce in abundance
- 盛开shèngkāito be in full bloom
- 盛情shèngqínggreat kindness
- 盛chéngto fill (a bowl)
- 不行bùxíngnot OK
- 进行jìnxíngto carry out
- 举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, event etc.)
Learn 盛行 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 163: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.