walk

chuò (chuo4)

Radical no. 162 · 7 strokes (162 部首 · 7 162 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾡ (chuò) — meaning: walk, 7 strokes.

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."

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

129 characters
  • to bewilder

    HSK 3

    9 strokes

  • xùn

    to abdicate

    9 strokes

  • contrary

    HSK 7

    9 strokes

  • yòu

    to walk

    9 strokes

  • bèng

    to burst forth

    9 strokes

  • (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue

    9 strokes

  • nǎi

    variant of 乃[nai3] (used as a surname, in given names or in place names)

    9 strokes

  • to shift

    9 strokes

  • 迿xùn

    to be the first to begin a quarrel

    9 strokes

  • shì

    to fit

    9 strokes

  • Páng

    surname Pang

    9 strokes

  • hòu

    used in 邂逅[xie4 hou4]

    9 strokes

  • zào

    to make

    HSK 3

    10 strokes

  • tōng

    to go through

    HSK 2

    10 strokes

  • dòu

    to tease (playfully); to entice

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • tòu

    (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through

    HSK 4

    10 strokes

  • guàng

    to stroll

    HSK 4

    10 strokes

  • to hand over; to pass on; to deliver

    HSK 5

    10 strokes

  • xiāo

    used in 逍遙|逍遥[xiao1 yao2]

    10 strokes

  • chěng

    to show off

    10 strokes

  • féng

    to meet by chance

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • fast

    10 strokes

  • way

    10 strokes

  • shì

    (of flowing water or time) to pass by

    10 strokes

  • to flee

    10 strokes

  • yóu

    distant

    10 strokes

  • zhú

    (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away

    10 strokes

  • qiú

    collect

    10 strokes

  • (literary) remote; far away

    10 strokes

  • qūn

    to shrink back (from sth)

    10 strokes

  • winding

    10 strokes

  • dǎi

    (coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture

    HSK 7

    11 strokes

  • (bound form) to flee; to escape

    11 strokes

  • huàn

    to escape from

    11 strokes

  • to walk cautiously

    11 strokes

  • chuò

    apparent

    11 strokes

  • kuí

    crossroads

    11 strokes

  • wēi

    used in 逶迤[wei1 yi2]

    11 strokes

  • erroneous variant of 達|达[da2]

    11 strokes

  • yuǎn

    old variant of 遠|远[yuan3]

    11 strokes

  • luó

    patrol

    11 strokes

  • variant of 逼[bi1]

    HSK 6

    12 strokes

  • dào

    road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])

    HSK 2

    12 strokes

  • biàn

    everywhere

    HSK 2

    12 strokes

  • è

    to restrain

    12 strokes

  • (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned

    HSK 4

    12 strokes

  • suì

    to satisfy

    12 strokes

  • to exceed

    12 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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