现行
xiànxíng · HSK 7
currently in operation
⚙️ 现 (present/now) + 行 (operate, run) = currently in operation, in force right now
现 carries the now/present sense; 行 means to run or operate. Together: a rule or system that is running at the present moment, i.e. currently in effect.
行 — crossroads pictograph (left 彳 + right 亍)
行 originally pictured a four-way crossroads in oracle bone script, with two paths meeting. From 'road' it extended to 'walk, go, travel,' and then to 'a row, line' or 'business firm' (read háng). The two halves 彳 and 亍 are the split sides of that ancient crossroads.