Chinese symbol for “row”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for row is 行 (háng), defined as: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “row”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 划 | huá | to row; to paddle |
| 一排 | yī pái | row |
| 排 | pái | to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge |
| 摇 (搖) | yáo | to shake; to rock |
| 横队 (橫隊) | héng duì | rank; row; troops (or vehicles etc) lined up side by side |
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 “row”.
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.