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."

• 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