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外行 wàiháng

外行 wàiháng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 外行 wàiháng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wàiháng | wai4 hang2
English translation
layman
amateur

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Traditional form

外行 wàiháng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 外行 wàiháng

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wài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bo represents the meaning and yuè represents the sound. bo here is used iconically as an arrow pointing to the outside.

Positional decomposition

夕卜

Number of Strokes

5
háng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a street intersection.

Positional decomposition

彳亍 chì chù

Number of Strokes

6

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外行 wàiháng Decomposition

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外行 wàiháng Compounds

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 外行 wàiháng in their composition.

  • wài
  • háng
    • héng , héng , háng , háng , háng , héng , xìng , , , , , háng , , héng
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