footsteps

(bo1)

Radical no. 105 · 5 strokes (105 部首 · 5 105 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽨ (bō) — meaning: footsteps, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting footprints or the act of walking. In oracle-bone and seal scripts, it represents human movement or traces left on the ground.

Mnemonic: The stacked horizontal strokes resemble overlapping footprints or successive footsteps pressed into the ground.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters
  • Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[deng1 zi4 tou2]

    5 strokes

  • guǐ

    tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

    9 strokes

  • to send out

    HSK 2

    12 strokes

  • dēng

    to scale (a height)

    HSK 4

    12 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.