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行囊 (xíng náng) — travel bag; backpack

Definition

Literary word for a traveler's bag carried on a journey — more written and evocative than everyday 行李 (luggage). Refers to the bag itself, often a backpack or shoulder bag you carry on the road.

noun
travel bagbackpack
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 行囊。
    Tā bēi zhe yí gè chóng chóng de xíng náng shàng le huǒ chē.
    He boarded the train carrying a heavy travel bag.
  • 行囊。
    Wǒ bǎ suǒ yǒu yī fu dōu zhuāng jìn le xíng náng lǐ.
    I packed all my clothes into the travel bag.
  • ，行囊。
    Chū fā qián, tā jiǎn chá le yí biàn xíng náng.
    Before departing, he checked his travel bag once.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

行xíngtravel
囊nángbag

行囊 joins 行 (travel) and 囊 (bag): a bag carried on a journey.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
㯻㯻㯻bag
Sound part声符shēngfú
襄
襄xiāng囊náng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

囊 is made from 㯻, a tied bag with items inside, plus an abbreviated form of 襄 that gives the sound.

Open 囊 →
Appears in
Travel & Tourism

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