háng shāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
traveling salesman / itinerant trader / hawker / peddler
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

行商 行商 [hang2 shang1] /traveling salesman/itinerant trader/hawker/peddler/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 行
    háng

    (bound form) row / line / (bound form) line of business / trade / profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines

    héng

    used in 道行[dào héng]

    xíng

    (bound form) to walk / to go / to travel / (literary) trip / journey / visit / (bound form) temporary / makeshift / (bound form) current / in circulation / (bound form) to do / to perform / capable / competent / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct (Taiwan pr. [xìng]) / (literary) about to / soon

  • 商
    shāng

    commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhì shāng], intelligence quotient)

    Shāng

    Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) / surname Shang

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