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háng

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háng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
háng | hang2
English translation
ford; surname

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About háng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

háng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of háng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木亢

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

kàng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and kàng represents the sound.

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Words with háng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
háng Hangzhou háng
杭州 Háng zhōu Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China杭州 Háng zhōu
杭州市 Háng zhōu shì Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China杭州市 Háng zhōu shì
余杭 Yú háng Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 Háng zhōu shì [Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang餘杭
杭州湾 Háng zhōu wān Hangzhou Bay杭州灣
余杭区 Yú háng qū Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 Háng zhōu shì [Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang餘杭區
上杭 Shàng háng Shanghang county level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩 Lóng yán , Fujian上杭 Shàng háng
京杭运河 Jīng Háng Yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC京杭運河
上杭县 Shàng háng xiàn Shanghang county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩 Lóng yán , Fujian上杭縣
杭锦旗 Háng jǐn qí Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯 È ěr duō sī [E​'ěr​duō​sī], Inner Mongolia杭錦旗
苏杭 Sū Háng Suzhou 蘇州|苏州 Sū zhōu [Sū​zhōu] and Hangzhou 杭州 Háng zhōu [Háng​zhōu]蘇杭
杭锦后旗 Háng jǐn hòu qí Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔 Bā yàn nào ěr [Bā​yàn​nào​'ěr], Inner Mongolia杭錦後旗
杭锦 Háng jǐn Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯 È ěr duō sī [E​'ěr​duō​sī], Inner Mongolia杭錦

háng Decomposition & Compounds

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