Spot 行
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
行 component
xíng · to go, to walk, to move; professional
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 行
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue行Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 行 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
街=
+圭
绗=
纟
荇=
艹
衍=
+氵
桁=
木
珩=
王
鸻=
+鸟
術=
+术
衔=
+钅
筕=
⺮
絎=
糹
衕=
+同
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 行 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
街jiē
street
HSK 3.0 · L3街道jiēdàostreet
HSK 3.0 · L4平衡pínghéngbalance
HSK 3.0 · L5衡量héngliángto weigh
HSK 3.0 · L6街头jiētóustreet
HSK 3.0 · L6大街小巷dàjiē-xiǎoxiànggreat streets and small alleys
HSK 3.0 · L7-9繁衍fányǎnto multiply
HSK 3.0 · L7-9敷衍fūyǎnto elaborate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9街坊jiēfangneighborhood
HSK 3.0 · L7-9均衡jūnhéngequal
HSK 3.0 · L7-9抗衡kànghéngto compete with
HSK 3.0 · L7-9临街línjiēfacing the street
HSK 3.0 · L7-9