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行 — to walk; to go; to travel

to walk; to go; to travel; trip; journey; visit

Pinyin
xíng · háng · héng
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — xíng, háng, héng — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 行: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

行 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 行

Words with 行 in the HSK syllabus: 64

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question; be no goodHSK 3
  2. 行xíngrow; line; line of business; trade; professionHSK 3
  3. 行李xíngliluggageHSK 3
  4. 银行yínhángbankHSK 3
  5. 银行卡yínhángkǎbank cardHSK 3
  6. 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bikeHSK 3
  7. 出行chūxíngto go out somewhere; to set off on a journeyHSK 4
  8. 进行jìnxíngto proceed; to be in progress; to be underwayHSK 4
  9. 举行jǔxíngto holdHSK 4
  10. 流行liúxíngto spread; to propagate; popular; fashionableHSK 4
  11. 旅行lǚxíngto travel; journey; tripHSK 4
  12. 步行bùxíngto go on foot; to walkHSK 5
  13. 飞行fēixíngto fly; flying; flight; aviationHSK 5
  14. 飞行员fēixíngyuánpilot; aviatorHSK 5
  15. 各行各业gèháng-gèyèevery trade; all professions; all walks of lifeHSK 5
  16. 行hángrow; line; line of business; trade; professionHSK 5
  17. 行业hángyètrade; profession; industry; businessHSK 5
  18. 旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agencyHSK 5
  19. 实行shíxíngto implement; to carry out; to put into practiceHSK 5
  20. 通行tōngxíngto go through; to pass through; to be in general useHSK 5
  21. 行程xíngchéngjourney; travel route; itinerary; distance of travelHSK 5
  22. 行动xíngdòngoperation; action; to move about; mobileHSK 5
  23. 行人xíngrénpedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-byHSK 5
  24. 行驶xíngshǐto travel along a routeHSK 5
  25. 行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activityHSK 5
  26. 行走xíngzǒuto walkHSK 5
  27. 执行zhíxíngto implement; to carry out; to execute; to runHSK 5
  28. 发行fāxíngto publish; to issue; to release; to distributeHSK 6
  29. 滑行huáxíngto slide; to coast; to glide; to taxiHSK 6
  30. 可行kěxíngfeasibleHSK 6
  31. 履行lǚxíngto fulfill; to carry out; to implement; to performHSK 6
  32. 人行道rénxíngdàosidewalkHSK 6
  33. 同行tónghángperson of the same professionHSK 6
  34. 推行tuīxíngto implement; to carry out; to introduceHSK 6
  35. 衣食住行yī-shí-zhù-xíngclothing, food, housing and transportationHSK 6
  36. 运行yùnxíngto move along one's courseHSK 6
  37. 并行bìngxíngto proceed in parallel; side by sideHSK 7–9
  38. 行家hángjiaconnoisseur; expert; veteranHSK 7–9
  39. 行列hánglièformation; array; ranksHSK 7–9
  40. 行情hángqíngmarket price; quotation of market priceHSK 7–9

And 24 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.