行囊

xíngnáng
noun #30,521

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 traveling bag
  2. 2 luggage
  3. 3 a traveler's pack

Examples

Tā shōushí hǎo xíngnáng, zhǔnbèi chūfā.
He packed his bags, ready to set off.
Tā de xíngnáng lǐ zhǐ yǒu yì běn shū hé jǐ jiàn yīfu.
In her travel bag were only a book and a few items of clothing.
Bèi qǐ xíngnáng, kāishǐ xīn de lǚchéng.
Shoulder the pack and begin a new journey.

Tips

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行囊 is more literary / evocative than 行李 (xíngli, luggage). It conjures a single bag carried on a personal journey — pilgrimage, trek, life metamorphosis. 行李 is what you check on a plane; 行囊 is what a poet or traveler shoulders.
memory
(travel) + (sack / pouch) = literally "travel sack." (náng) shows a tied-up bundle — the character itself looks like something cinched at the top with stuff inside.

Stroke Order

xíng
náng