• 42nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 255 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (xia4)down • downwards • below • lower • later • next (week etc) • second (of two parts) • to decline • to go down • to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

High Frequency

一下 
 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Medium Frequency

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下手 
下班 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
剩下 
地下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 
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  • 53rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.27% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 257 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háng (hang2)a row • series • age order (of brothers) • profession • professional • relating to company
2. xíng (xing2)to walk • to go • to travel • a visit • temporary • makeshift • current • in circulation • to do • to perform • capable • competent • effective • all right • OK! • will do
3. xìng (xing4)behavior • conduct

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háng (hang2)The component is pronounced as 'háng' (hang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

排行 
旅行 
流行 
 
行动 (行動)
行走 
进行 (進行)
银行 (銀行)

Medium Frequency

一行 
上行 
下行 
中行 
例行 
修行 
出行 
分行 
可行 
同行 
执行 (執行)
天马行空 (天馬行空)
央行 
实行 (實行)
履行 
工行 
平行 
平行线 (平行線)
建行 
强行 (強行)
德行 
排行榜 
支行 
旅行社 
横行 (橫行)
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
潜行 (潛行)
独行 (獨行)
发行 (發行)
自行 
自行车 (自行車)
举行 (舉行)
行事 
行人 
行列 
行善 
行囊 
行好 
行尸走肉 (行屍走肉)
行情 
行政 
行星 
行李 
行李箱 
行业 (行業)
行为 (行為)
行程 
行者 
行货 (行貨)
行路 
行踪 (行蹤)
行车 (行車)
行长 (行長)
行头 (行頭)
行驶 (行駛)
言行 
车行 (車行)
转行 (轉行)
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
游行 (遊行)
运行 (運行)
远行 (遠行)
银行卡 (銀行卡)
银行家 (銀行家)
银行业 (銀行業)
随行 (隨行)
飞行 (飛行)
飞行员 (飛行員)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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