Word and Radical Components of 人行道

The Chinese word 人行道 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
人行道	rénxíngdào	1. n. sidewalk; pavement; footpath
人行道		人行道封閉。 - Sidewalk closed.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
人	rén	1. man; person; people
	人類 (rénlèi) - humans
	那人是誰？ (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person?
	嗰個人jan4-2 係邊個嚟㗎？ - Who is that person?
	有人敲門了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door.
	2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er
	主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host
	北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger
	香港人 - Hongkonger
	3. body
	人在心不在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not
	這兩天人不大舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days.
	今天上午你人在哪？ (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning?
	4. everybody; everyone
	人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.)
	人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge
	5. other people; others
	人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say)
	害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself
	6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality
	就我所知，他人不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad).
	我不知道他是什麼人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is.
	佢到底係咩人嚟㗎？ - Exactly what kind of person is he?
	7. manpower; worker; employee
	我們公司正缺人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now.
	8. talent; person of talent
	9. (obsolete) common people; commoner
	10. adult; grown-up
	長zhǎng大成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult
	11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others
	12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun
	?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they
	13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse
	人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse
	人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse
	14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend
	15. artificial; man-made
	人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster
	16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world
	17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word
	18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén)
	19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén)
	20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén)
	21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia.
	別磨蹭ceng 啦，人在zǎi 外頭tou 等著着zhe 我們呢！ (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB
	哎呀，人孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛大學啦，多出息xi 呀！ (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB
	人別人ren 都不吱zī聲sheng兒r，就他把這zhèi 事兒r 給說出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le.
	22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother
行	xíng	1. (literary or dialectal) to walk
	2. (Cantonese, of a vehicle) to go
	架巴士行得好慢 - the bus goes slowly
	3. (Cantonese) to navigate
	落車\落咗車之後點行呀？ - What do I do after I get off?
	4. (Cantonese, computing) to run
	5. to go; to move
	6. to carry out; to execute
	7. to perform (a salute)
	8. OK; good
	行，就這麼定了。 (Xíng, jiù zhème dìng le.) - OK, it's a deal.
	9. to be good; to work
	我覺得這方法行。 (Wǒ juéde zhè fāngfǎ xíng.) - I think this will work.
	10. to be good (opposed to bad) (usually in negative sentences, or with (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 還))
	我成績不行。 (Wǒ chéngjì bù xíng.) - I have bad grades.
	11. to be able to do something (usually mentioned before)
	他能四分鐘跑一公里，我不行。 (Tā néng sì fēnzhōng pǎo yī gōnglǐ, wǒ bù xíng.) - He can run a kilometre within 4 minutes. I can't (do that).
	12. (often, sarcastic) remarkable
	你真行。 (Nǐ zhēn xíng.) - You are really something.
	可還行 (kěháixíng) -
	13. =====Usage notes=====
	14. Notice that when meaning “be able to do something”, (lang-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 行) can only be used without a complement. This is different from m-lite, zh, 能, sc=Hani, tr=néng, t=to be able to (do somet
háng	15. profession; industry; trade; business
	16. place for specific transaction
	銀行háng (yínháng) - bank lit. silver store
	珠寶行háng (zhūbǎoháng) - jewellery store
	17. line of objects; row
	兩行hong4 字 - two lines of text
	18. (Mainland) row (in data tables)
	Synonyms: 列
	19. (Taiwan) column (in data tables)
	Synonyms: 列
	20. (Cantonese) Short for 行貨, tr=-
	21. (Cantonese) coarse; of poor quality; too general
行	22. (zh-no-solo) behaviour; conduct
héng, háng	23. skill from monk training
	道行héng (dàohéng) - monk training
hàng	24. order; rank
	25. (zh-used in, 樹行子, row of trees)
道	dào	1. way; path; road
	道路 - road
	2. (historical) circuit: an administrative division of late imperial China comprising 2 or more commanderies
	3. (rail) track
	上道作業 - maintenance on rail tracks
	1 道通過 - passing on track 1
	4. method; principle
	5. (Buddhism) the Marga; the Way of bodhi or enlightenment leading to nirvana through spiritual stages
	6. (philosophy, Taoism) the Way; the Tao; the Dao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life
	7. (Christianity) Logos; the Word
	8. Short for 道教 (Taoism)
	9. Short for 道士 (Taoist priest)
	10. (religion) doctrine; teachings
	傳道 - to preach
	11. (literary) to say; to utter
	能說會道 - can talk really well (idiom)
	一道閃電 - a bolt of lightning
	一道河 - a river
	一道縫 - a crack
	一道彩虹 - a rainbow
	一道籬笆 - a fence
	一道菜 - a dish of food
	一道公文 - a proclamation
	一道命令 - an order
dǎo	12. (obsolete) Alternative form of 導 (to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct)

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

人

rén

1. man; person; people

人類 (rénlèi) - humans

那人是誰？ (Nà rén shì shéi?) - Who is that person?

嗰個人jan4-2 係邊個嚟㗎？ - Who is that person?

有人敲門了。 (Yǒurén qiāomén le.) - Someone knocked on the door.

2. a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er

主持人 (zhǔchírén) - host

北京人 (Běijīngrén) - Beijinger

香港人 - Hongkonger

3. body

人在心不在 (rén zài xīn bù zài) - the body is here but the heart is not

這兩天人不大舒服。 (Zhè liǎng tiān rén bùdà shūfú.) - I lit. the body haven't been feeling that well these few days.

今天上午你人在哪？ (Jīntiān shàngwǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ?) - Where have you been this morning?

4. everybody; everyone

人手.一冊 (rénshǒu yīcè) - It's a bestseller. (lit. Everyone has a copy.)

人所共知 (rénsuǒgòngzhī) - common knowledge

5. other people; others

人云.亦云 (rényún yìyún) - to follow the crowd (lit. to say what others say)

害人害己 (hàirénhàijǐ) - to harm others and onself

6. physical, psychological or moral quality or condition; character; personality

就我所知，他人不錯。 (Jiùwǒsuǒzhī, tā rén bùcuò.) - As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad).

我不知道他是什麼人。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme rén.) - I don't know what kind of person he is.

佢到底係咩人嚟㗎？ - Exactly what kind of person is he?

7. manpower; worker; employee

我們公司正缺人。 (Wǒmen gōngsī zhèng quē rén.) - Our company is short on manpower right now.

8. talent; person of talent

9. (obsolete) common people; commoner

10. adult; grown-up

長zhǎng大成人 (zhǎngdà chéng'rén) - to grow up to be an adult

11. (Cantonese) (used as a dummy pronoun); someone; others

12. (Zhao'an Hakka) pluralizes a personal pronoun

?人、你人、佢人 (ngài ngìn, ngì ngìn, kì ngìn) - we, you all, they

13. (obsolete) sexual intercourse

人道 (réndào) - sexual intercourse

人事 (rénshì) - sexual intercourse

14. (obsolete) company; companion; friend

15. artificial; man-made

人禍 (rénhuò) - human disaster

16. (obsolete) human affairs; ways of the world

17. (obsolete) mortal world; earthly word

18. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (kernel, tr=rén)

19. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (charity, tr=rén)

20. (obsolete) Alternative form of sc=Hani, 仁 (loving; kind, tr=rén)

21. (Beijing) Lenition of rénjia.

別磨蹭ceng 啦，人在zǎi 外頭tou 等著着zhe 我們呢！ (Bié móceng la, rén zǎi wàitou děng zhe wǒmen ne!) - Stop dilly-dallying. He/She/They is/are waiting for us outside!, M-UIB

哎呀，人孩子zi 考上shang 哈佛大學啦，多出息xi 呀！ (Āiya, rén háizi kǎoshang Hāfó Dàxué la, duō chūxi ya!) - Geez, his/her/their kid got into Harvard University. How promising!, M-UIB

人別人ren 都不吱zī聲sheng兒r，就他把這zhèi 事兒r 給說出chu來lai 了。 - , M-UIB, Rén biéren dōu bù zīshengr, jiù tā bǎ zhèi shìr gěi shuō chulai le.

22. (Taishanese) paternal grandmother

行

xíng

1. (literary or dialectal) to walk

2. (Cantonese, of a vehicle) to go

架巴士行得好慢 - the bus goes slowly

3. (Cantonese) to navigate

落車\落咗車之後點行呀？ - What do I do after I get off?

4. (Cantonese, computing) to run

5. to go; to move

6. to carry out; to execute

7. to perform (a salute)

8. OK; good

行，就這麼定了。 (Xíng, jiù zhème dìng le.) - OK, it's a deal.

9. to be good; to work

我覺得這方法行。 (Wǒ juéde zhè fāngfǎ xíng.) - I think this will work.

10. to be good (opposed to bad) (usually in negative sentences, or with (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 還))

我成績不行。 (Wǒ chéngjì bù xíng.) - I have bad grades.

11. to be able to do something (usually mentioned before)

他能四分鐘跑一公里，我不行。 (Tā néng sì fēnzhōng pǎo yī gōnglǐ, wǒ bù xíng.) - He can run a kilometre within 4 minutes. I can't (do that).

12. (often, sarcastic) remarkable

你真行。 (Nǐ zhēn xíng.) - You are really something.

可還行 (kěháixíng) -

13. =====Usage notes=====

14. Notice that when meaning “be able to do something”, (lang-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 行) can only be used without a complement. This is different from m-lite, zh, 能, sc=Hani, tr=néng, t=to be able to (do somet

háng

15. profession; industry; trade; business

16. place for specific transaction

銀行háng (yínháng) - bank lit. silver store

珠寶行háng (zhūbǎoháng) - jewellery store

17. line of objects; row

兩行hong4 字 - two lines of text

18. (Mainland) row (in data tables)

Synonyms: 列

19. (Taiwan) column (in data tables)

Synonyms: 列

20. (Cantonese) Short for 行貨, tr=-

21. (Cantonese) coarse; of poor quality; too general

行

22. (zh-no-solo) behaviour; conduct

héng, háng

23. skill from monk training

道行héng (dàohéng) - monk training

hàng

24. order; rank

25. (zh-used in, 樹行子, row of trees)

道

dào

1. way; path; road

道路 - road

2. (historical) circuit: an administrative division of late imperial China comprising 2 or more commanderies

3. (rail) track

上道作業 - maintenance on rail tracks

1 道通過 - passing on track 1

4. method; principle

5. (Buddhism) the Marga; the Way of bodhi or enlightenment leading to nirvana through spiritual stages

6. (philosophy, Taoism) the Way; the Tao; the Dao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life

7. (Christianity) Logos; the Word

8. Short for 道教 (Taoism)

9. Short for 道士 (Taoist priest)

10. (religion) doctrine; teachings

傳道 - to preach

11. (literary) to say; to utter

能說會道 - can talk really well (idiom)

一道閃電 - a bolt of lightning

一道河 - a river

一道縫 - a crack

一道彩虹 - a rainbow

一道籬笆 - a fence

一道菜 - a dish of food

一道公文 - a proclamation

一道命令 - an order

dǎo

12. (obsolete) Alternative form of 導 (to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct)

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
彳	chì	1. to walk slowly
	2. to step with the left foot
	3. to suddenly stop when walking
亍	chù	1. to stop; to stand still
	2. to step with the right foot
	3. to take small steps
	4. Variant of 街

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

彳

chì

1. to walk slowly

2. to step with the left foot

3. to suddenly stop when walking

亍

chù

1. to stop; to stand still

2. to step with the right foot

3. to take small steps

4. Variant of 街

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
辵	chuò	1. to walk for a while and be still for a while
首	shǒu	1. (archaic, anatomy) head
	Synonyms: 頭
	2. chief; leader
	3. start; beginning
	4. first; best; highest
	5. prime; prior; primary
	6. side; direction
shǒu	自首 - to turn oneself in; to give up; to surrender

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

辵

chuò

1. to walk for a while and be still for a while

首

shǒu

1. (archaic, anatomy) head

Synonyms: 頭

2. chief; leader

3. start; beginning

4. first; best; highest

5. prime; prior; primary

6. side; direction

shǒu

自首 - to turn oneself in; to give up; to surrender

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
一	一	1. one
	一長一短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
	一死一傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
	一高一低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
	一天一夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
	一日一夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
	一左一右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
	2. each; every
	給他們一人一顆蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
	3. single; alone
	獨自一人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
	專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
	4. whole; entire; all: throughout
	他們在海灘上玩了一下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
	5. same; identical
	大小不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
	大細不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
	6. (classical) another; alternative
	蟋蟀，一名促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
	7. (formal) certain aforementioned
	「旋律」一詞中的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
	8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
	9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once
	10. 看一看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
	11. 望一望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
	12. Indicating the intention to try
	13. 算一算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
	14. 計一計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
	15. once; as soon as; upon
	一到 OP 就卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
	我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
	一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
	一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
	16. (gay slang) top
	一號 - yīhào - a top
	17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
	18. =====Usage notes=====
yī	19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
	20. one
	21. each; every
	22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect	23. (Beijing) one
	24. =====Usage notes=====
丁	dīng	1. the fourth of the ten heavenly stems
	2. fourth
	丁烷 - butane (fourth alkane)
	3. robust; vigorous
	4. male adult; man
	壯丁 - able-bodied man
	5. person; may specifically refer to member of a family
	人丁 - person
	6. small cube
	肉丁 - pork cubes
	7. (literary) to encounter
	8. (Hong Kong Cantonese) (Short for (lw, zh, 出前一丁, t=Demae Itcho), a type of instant noodles.)
	撈lou1丁 -
	丁肇-中 - Samuel Chao Chung Ting (Chinese-American physicist)
zhēng	9. Only used in 丁丁
	10. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) penis
	11. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to masturbate; to have sexual fantasy towards another individual
	12. Variant of 叮
	13. Variant of 盯
	14. Variant of 釘
	15. Variant of 靪

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

一

1. one

一長一短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long

一死一傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured

一高一低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low

一天一夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night

一日一夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C

一左一右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right

2. each; every

給他們一人一顆蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.

3. single; alone

獨自一人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person

專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous

4. whole; entire; all: throughout

他們在海灘上玩了一下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.

5. same; identical

大小不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size

大細不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C

6. (classical) another; alternative

蟋蟀，一名促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.

7. (formal) certain aforementioned

「旋律」一詞中的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律

8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:

9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once

10. 看一看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look

11. 望一望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C

12. Indicating the intention to try

13. 算一算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it

14. 計一計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C

15. once; as soon as; upon

一到 OP 就卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.

我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.

一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off

一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?

16. (gay slang) top

一號 - yīhào - a top

17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die

18. =====Usage notes=====

yī

19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).

20. one

21. each; every

22. whole; entire; all

yíeijing dialect

23. (Beijing) one

24. =====Usage notes=====

丁

dīng

1. the fourth of the ten heavenly stems

2. fourth

丁烷 - butane (fourth alkane)

3. robust; vigorous

4. male adult; man

壯丁 - able-bodied man

5. person; may specifically refer to member of a family

人丁 - person

6. small cube

肉丁 - pork cubes

7. (literary) to encounter

8. (Hong Kong Cantonese) (Short for (lw, zh, 出前一丁, t=Demae Itcho), a type of instant noodles.)

撈lou1丁 -

丁肇-中 - Samuel Chao Chung Ting (Chinese-American physicist)

zhēng

9. Only used in 丁丁

10. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) penis

11. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to masturbate; to have sexual fantasy towards another individual

12. Variant of 叮

13. Variant of 盯

14. Variant of 釘

15. Variant of 靪