⼻

step

chì (chi4)

Radical no. 60 · 3 strokes (第 60 部首 · 3 画 dì 60 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼻ (chì) — meaning: step, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of footsteps or footprints in oracle-bone script. The three strokes represent the forward movement of successive steps.

Mnemonic: Three parallel strokes resemble three successive footprints left in sand or mud as one walks.

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

44 characters

Stroke count

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  • 彳chì

    step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60)

    3 strokes

  • 彴zhuó

    bridge

    6 strokes

  • 彻chè

    thorough

    7 strokes

  • 彷páng

    used in 彷徨[pang2 huang2] and 彷徉[pang2 yang2]

    7 strokes

  • 役yì

    forced labor

    7 strokes

  • 彸zhōng

    restless, agitated

    7 strokes

  • 往wǎng

    to go (in a direction)

    HSK 2

    8 strokes

  • 彼bǐ

    that

    8 strokes

  • 彽chí

    go to and fro

    8 strokes

  • 征zhēng

    journey

    HSK 7

    8 strokes

  • 徂cú

    to go

    8 strokes

  • 径jìng

    footpath

    8 strokes

  • 很hěn

    very; quite

    HSK 1

    9 strokes

  • 后hòu

    empress

    HSK 1

    9 strokes

  • 待dài

    to wait

    HSK 5

    9 strokes

  • 律lǜ

    law

    9 strokes

  • 徇xùn

    variant of 徇[xun4]

    9 strokes

  • 㣟xì

    to go

    9 strokes

  • 徉yáng

    to walk back and forth

    9 strokes

  • 徊huái

    used in 徘徊[pai2 huai2]

    9 strokes

  • 徐xú

    slowly

    10 strokes

  • 徒tú

    (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 騙徒|骗徒[pian4 tu2] "swindler" or 叛徒[pan4 tu2] "traitor" etc)

    10 strokes

  • 従cóng

    old variant of 從|从[cong2]

    10 strokes

  • 徕lái

    used in 招徠|招徕[zhao1 lai2]

    10 strokes

  • 得dé

    to obtain

    HSK 2

    11 strokes

  • 从cóng

    variant of 從|从[cong2]

    HSK 1

    11 strokes

  • 徙xǐ

    (literary) to change one's residence

    11 strokes

  • 徘pái

    used in 徘徊[pai2 huai2]

    11 strokes

  • 徜cháng

    sit cross-legged

    11 strokes

  • 衔xián

    variant of 銜|衔[xian2]

    11 strokes

  • 御yù

    (bound form) imperial; royal

    12 strokes

  • 复fù

    to go and return

    12 strokes

  • 徨huáng

    used in 彷徨[pang2 huang2]

    12 strokes

  • 循xún

    to follow

    12 strokes

  • 微wēi

    tiny

    13 strokes

  • 徬páng

    irresolute

    13 strokes

  • 徭yáo

    compulsory service

    13 strokes

  • 徯xī

    footpath

    13 strokes

  • 德dé

    variant of 德[de2]

    HSK 7

    15 strokes

  • 徻wèi

    a wide room

    16 strokes

  • 徼jiào

    boundary

    16 strokes

  • 徽huī

    badge

    17 strokes

  • 忀xiāng

    to stroll

    20 strokes

  • 忂qú

    old variant of 躣[qu2]

    21 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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