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˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːŋ˨˩]
• Homophones: hàn, Hàng

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行. Doublet of hạnh. Cognate with Thai ห้าง (hâang), Lao ຫ້າງ (hāng), Khmer ហាង (haang).

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) an integer place

   Coordinate term: phần (“decimal 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