行经 (xíng jīng) — (verb) to pass by, to go through (a place); (ve…

Definition

Literary/formal verb meaning 'to pass through' (a place), as in 火车行经 many cities. It also means 'to menstruate' (她每月行经时…).

verb

to pass byto go through (a place)to menstruate

Easily confused

行经。
Huǒ chē xíng jīng le xǔ duō chéng shì.
The train passed through many cities.
行经。
Tā měi gè yuè xíng jīng shí dōu huì gǎn dào bù shū fu.
She feels uncomfortable every month when she menstruates.
行经，。
Zhè tiáo lù xiàn xíng jīng shān qū, fēng jǐng yōu měi.
This route passes through mountainous areas with beautiful scenery.

Characters in this word

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

彳亍行

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.