隔行

隔

gé

行

háng

to interlace / to interleave (computing)

Characters and words in 隔行

隔

gé = g + e2

to separate / to partition / to stand or lie between / at a distance from / after or at an interval of

隔 = 阝 + 鬲 : The pope (阝) and Guy Fawkes (g) are heating hotpot from an iron cauldron (鬲) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). Since Guy Fawkes likes to eat hot and spicy but the pope only eats light food, they separated (隔) the hotpot accordingly.

行

háng = h + ang2

row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column

行

xíng = xi + (e)ng2

to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense

行 = 亍 + 彳 : Mnemonic symbol from "to travel": seven-league boots.

Xi Shi (xi) is tired of walking with a black sneaker on her left foot (彳) and a full armor boot on her right foot (亍). Fortunately she finds seven-league boots (行) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2).