邢

xíng

开 + 阝

Definitions

xíng surname Xing; place name

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 开 represents the sound.

Semantic: 阝 Phonetic: 开

About

The character 邢 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 阝 (representing 邑, "city") on the right and the phonetic component 开 (historically derived from 幵) on the left. Originating in the Zhou dynasty, it denoted the State of Xing, a vassal state in modern Hebei. Over centuries, as the state dissolved, the character's geographical meaning faded, and it transitioned primarily into a common Chinese surname.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

邢先生是老师。

Xíng xiānsheng shì lǎoshī.

Mr. Xing is a teacher.

邢小姐在北京工作。

Xíng xiǎojiě zài Běijīng gōngzuò.

Miss Xing works in Beijing.

邢经理管理这个部门。

Xíng jīnglǐ guǎnlǐ zhège bùmén.

Manager Xing manages this department.

我们去邢台旅行。

Wǒmen qù Xíngtái lǚxíng.

We are traveling to Xingtai.

邢教授在大学教历史。

Xíng jiàoshòu zài dàxué jiāo lìshǐ.

Professor Xing teaches history at the university.

邢叔叔帮我修理了电脑。

Xíng shūshu bāng wǒ xiūlǐ le diànnǎo.

Uncle Xing helped me repair the computer.

邢女士的演讲非常精彩。

Xíng nǚshì de yǎnjiǎng fēicháng jīngcǎi.

Ms. Xing's speech was very brilliant.

如果邢总同意，我们就开始项目。

Rúguǒ Xíng zǒng tóngyì, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ xiàngmù.

If Director Xing agrees, we will start the project.

Related Characters

Component: 开

Component: 阝

邢