step

chì (chi4)

Radical no. 60 · 3 strokes (60 部首 · 3 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)

1 characters
  • chì

    step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60)

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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