walk

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a striding figure or long-legged insect, emphasizing rapid or wide-stepping movement. Over time it evolved into a representation of the action of walking or taking long strides.

Mnemonic: The radical's shape resembles a figure with long legs striding swiftly forward, directly capturing the sense of "taking large strides."

• 辶chuò🔊

  to walk (side part of split character)

  3 strokes

• 边biān🔊

  side

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 辽liáo🔊

  (bound form) distant; faraway

  5 strokes

• 过guò🔊

  to cross

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 达dá🔊

  to attain

  6 strokes

• 迈mài🔊

  to take a step

  HSK 7

  6 strokes

• 辿chān🔊

  used in names, e.g. 龍王辿|龙王辿[Long2 wang2 Chan1] Longwang Chan, a place in Shaanxi Province

  6 strokes

• 迁qiān🔊

  to move

  HSK 7

  6 strokes

• 迂yū🔊

  literal-minded

  6 strokes

• 迄qì🔊

  as yet

  6 strokes

• 迅xùn🔊

  rapid

  6 strokes

• 迆yí🔊

  variant of 迤[yi2]

  6 strokes

• 这zhè🔊

  (pronoun) this; these

  HSK 1

  7 strokes

• 还hái🔊

  still

  HSK 1

  7 strokes

• 连lián🔊

  to link

  HSK 3

  7 strokes

• 进jìn🔊

  to go forward

  HSK 1

  7 strokes

• 远yuǎn🔊

  far

  HSK 1

  7 strokes

• 近jìn🔊

  near

  HSK 2

  7 strokes

• 迟chí🔊

  late

  HSK 5

  7 strokes

• 运yùn🔊

  to move

  HSK 5

  7 strokes

• 返fǎn🔊

  to return (to)

  7 strokes

• 迎yíng🔊

  to welcome; to meet

  HSK 7

  7 strokes

• 辵chuò🔊

  to walk (side part of split character)

  7 strokes

• 迋wàng🔊

  to deceive

  7 strokes

• 迍zhūn🔊

  used in 迍邅[zhun1 zhan1]

  7 strokes

• 迏dá🔊

  old variant of 達|达[da2]

  7 strokes

• 迓yà🔊

  to receive (as a guest)

  7 strokes

• 迕wǔ🔊

  obstinate, perverse

  7 strokes

• 违wéi🔊

  to disobey

  7 strokes

• 迪dí🔊

  to enlighten

  8 strokes

• 迫pò🔊

  to force

  8 strokes

• 迭dié🔊

  alternately

  8 strokes

• 述shù🔊

  (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

  8 strokes

• 迢tiáo🔊

  remote

  8 strokes

• 迣zhì🔊

  to leap over

  8 strokes

• 迤yí🔊

  used in 逶迤[wei1 yi2]

  8 strokes

• 迥jiǒng🔊

  old variant of 迥[jiong3]

  8 strokes

• 迦jiā🔊

  (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)

  8 strokes

• 迨dài🔊

  until

  8 strokes

• 迩ěr🔊

  recently

  8 strokes

• 迮zé🔊

  haste

  8 strokes

• 迳jìng🔊

  variant of 徑|径[jing4]

  8 strokes

• 送sòng🔊

  to send; to deliver; to transmit

  HSK 1

  9 strokes

• 回huí🔊

  variant of 迴|回[hui2]

  HSK 1

  9 strokes

• 追zhuī🔊

  to chase

  HSK 3

  9 strokes

• 选xuǎn🔊

  to choose

  HSK 2

  9 strokes

• 逃táo🔊

  to escape

  HSK 5

  9 strokes

• 退tuì🔊

  to retreat; to withdraw

  HSK 3

  9 strokes