Chinese symbol for “competent”
行
xíng
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for competent is 行 (xíng), defined as: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “competent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强干 (強幹) | qiáng gàn | competent; capable |
| 胜任 (勝任) | shèng rèn | qualified; competent (professionally) |
| 能干 (能幹) | néng gàn | capable; competent |
| 称职 (稱職) | chèn zhí | well qualified; competent |
| 得力 | dé lì | able; capable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 行.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 行为 (行為) | xíng wéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 行动 (行動) | xíng dòng | operation; action |
| 行政 | xíng zhèng | administration; (attributive) administrative; executive |
| 银行 (銀行) | yín háng | bank; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “competent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.