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| 行 xíng |
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| Explanation: walk |
| 行为 conduct; behavior; activity; action 行动 mobile; operation; actionto; move |
古文字中，“行”象四通八达的路口之形，本义就是道路，读háng。这一意义在古文献里很常见。汉字中由“行”构成的字大多与道路有关，比如“街”。道路是供人行走的，所以走路、行走也叫“行”，读xíng。这一意义是今天的常用义，如“行走、自行车”等。
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The ancient form of the character 行 resembles the shape of an intersection leading out in all directions. It originally meant road, and, in this sense of the word, it is pronounced háng. This meaning of the character often appears in ancient Chinese texts. The meanings of most of the Chinese characters which are constructed from 行 have some relation to road, such as the character 街 (street). Road, of course, provide people a place to travel or walk. Thus, walking or traveling on foot is also called 行. In this sense of the character, it is then pronounced xíng. It is this meaning of the word which is now the most common one, Some examples of this include 行走 (walk, go on foot ) and 自行车 (bicycle).
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