(hēng) — (bound form) smooth, prosperous, going well

Definition

亨 (hēng) is a bound form used to mean 'smooth, prosperous,' almost always paired with 通 or 达 (亨通, 亨达) in set expressions about success and good fortune.

bound form
smoothprosperousgoing well

Examples

  • Zhù nín shì yè hēng tōng, wàn shì rú yì.
    Wishing you a smooth career and all the best.
  • Tā de qián tú hēng dá, lìng rén xiàn mù.
    His future is bright and prosperous, which makes others envious.
  • Jīn nián cái yùn hēng tōng, shēng yì yuè zuò yuè dà.
    This year's financial luck is smooth, and the business is growing bigger and bigger.

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

亨 is drawn as an ancestral shrine.

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