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."

• 遴lín🔊

  (literary) to select

  15 strokes

• 迁qiān🔊

  to move

  HSK 7

  15 strokes

• 遹yù🔊

  follow

  15 strokes

• 遻wù🔊

  recalcitrant

  15 strokes

• 邆téng🔊

  (used in place names)

  15 strokes

• 还hái🔊

  still

  HSK 1

  16 strokes

• 邀yāo🔊

  to invite

  HSK 7

  16 strokes

• 避bì🔊

  to avoid

  HSK 4

  16 strokes

• 遽jù🔊

  hurry

  16 strokes

• 邂xiè🔊

  used in 邂逅[xie4 hou4]

  16 strokes

• 邅zhān🔊

  not making progress

  16 strokes

• 邃suì🔊

  deep

  17 strokes

• 迩ěr🔊

  recently

  17 strokes

• 邈miǎo🔊

  profound

  17 strokes

• 邉biān🔊

  old variant of 邊|边[bian1]

  17 strokes

• 边biān🔊

  side

  HSK 2

  18 strokes

• 邋lā🔊

  used in 邋遢[la1 ta5]

  18 strokes

• 邎yáo🔊

  variant of 遙|遥[yao2]

  21 strokes

• 逦lǐ🔊

  winding

  22 strokes