hàng

See also: hang, Hang, háng, Háng, hāng, häng, hǎng, and hạng

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • hang – nonstandard
  • hàŋ – very rare shorthand

Romanization

hàng (hang4, Zhuyin ㄏㄤˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 巷
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 栾
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沃
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 笐
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衉
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 酐
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頏/颃

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haːŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haːŋ˨˩]
  • Homophones: hàn, Hàng
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行. Doublet of hạnh. Compare Thai ห้าง (hâang).

Noun

hàng

  1. goods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo
  2. shop; store
  3. line; row; queue
    xếp hàng ― to form a line
  4. (writing) line; row
    Synonym: dòng
  5. (arithmetic) a place
    hàng đơn vị ― the ones place
    hàng chục ― the tens place
    hàng trăm ― the hundreds place
    hàng nghìn ― the thousands place
  6. (euphemistic, humorous) female breasts or nether region
    lộ hàng ― to have a nip slip or to show one's panties or genitalia accidentally

Etymology 2

Likely related to hằng (恒/恆)

Adjective

hàng

  1. (before nouns, especially noun phrases with words of number) numerous
    hàng giờ ― many hours
    hàng chục / tá người ― tens / dozens of people
    hàng ngàn năm ― thousands of years
  2. Eggcorn of hằng (“every (week, month, year, etc.)”).

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 降.

Verb

hàng

  1. to surrender; to capitulate
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