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."

• 遁dùn🔊

  variant of 遁[dun4]

  12 strokes

• 遄chuán🔊

  to hurry

  12 strokes

• 遐xiá🔊

  distant

  12 strokes

• 遑huáng🔊

  leisure

  12 strokes

• 遒qiú🔊

  strong

  12 strokes

• 遗yí🔊

  (bound form) to leave behind

  12 strokes

• 遛liù🔊

  to stroll

  HSK 7

  13 strokes

• 遣qiǎn🔊

  (bound form) to dispatch; to send

  13 strokes

• 遥yáo🔊

  (bound form) distant; remote; far away

  13 strokes

• 遘gòu🔊

  meet unexpectedly

  13 strokes

• 遝tà🔊

  abundant

  13 strokes

• 遟chí🔊

  variant of 遲|迟[chi2]

  13 strokes

• 遢tā🔊

  used in 邋遢[la1 ta5]

  13 strokes

• 遨áo🔊

  to make an excursion; to ramble; to travel

  13 strokes

• 遭zāo🔊

  to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)

  14 strokes

• 遮zhē🔊

  to cover up (a shortcoming)

  HSK 7

  14 strokes

• 遫sù🔊

  alert

  14 strokes

• 遵zūn🔊

  to observe

  15 strokes

• 遴lín🔊

  (literary) to select

  15 strokes

• 遹yù🔊

  follow

  15 strokes

• 遻wù🔊

  recalcitrant

  15 strokes

• 邆téng🔊

  (used in place names)

  15 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

• 邈miǎo🔊

  profound

  17 strokes

• 邉biān🔊

  old variant of 邊|边[bian1]

  17 strokes

• 邋lā🔊

  used in 邋遢[la1 ta5]

  18 strokes

• 邎yáo🔊

  variant of 遙|遥[yao2]

  21 strokes

• 𰻝biáng🔊

  used in 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biang2 biang2 mian4]

  43 strokes