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."

• 造zào🔊

  to make

  HSK 3

  10 strokes

• 通tōng🔊

  to go through

  HSK 2

  10 strokes

• 逗dòu🔊

  to tease (playfully); to entice

  HSK 7

  10 strokes

• 透tòu🔊

  (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through

  HSK 4

  10 strokes

• 逛guàng🔊

  to stroll

  HSK 4

  10 strokes

• 递dì🔊

  to hand over; to pass on; to deliver

  HSK 5

  10 strokes

• 逍xiāo🔊

  used in 逍遙|逍遥[xiao1 yao2]

  10 strokes

• 逞chěng🔊

  to show off

  10 strokes

• 逢féng🔊

  to meet by chance

  HSK 7

  10 strokes

• 速sù🔊

  fast

  10 strokes

• 途tú🔊

  way

  10 strokes

• 逝shì🔊

  (of flowing water or time) to pass by

  10 strokes

• 逋bū🔊

  to flee

  10 strokes

• 逌yóu🔊

  distant

  10 strokes

• 逐zhú🔊

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

  10 strokes

• 逑qiú🔊

  collect

  10 strokes

• 逖tì🔊

  (literary) remote; far away

  10 strokes

• 逡qūn🔊

  to shrink back (from sth)

  10 strokes

• 逦lǐ🔊

  winding

  10 strokes