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)

67 characters
  • zhè

    (pronoun) this; these

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • hái

    still

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • lián

    to link

    HSK 3

    7 strokes

  • jìn

    to go forward

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • yuǎn

    far

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • jìn

    near

    HSK 2

    7 strokes

  • chí

    late

    HSK 5

    7 strokes

  • yùn

    to move

    HSK 5

    7 strokes

  • fǎn

    to return (to)

    7 strokes

  • yíng

    to welcome; to meet

    HSK 7

    7 strokes

  • chuò

    to walk (side part of split character)

    7 strokes

  • wàng

    to deceive

    7 strokes

  • zhūn

    used in 迍邅[zhun1 zhan1]

    7 strokes

  • old variant of 達|达[da2]

    7 strokes

  • to receive (as a guest)

    7 strokes

  • obstinate, perverse

    7 strokes

  • wéi

    to disobey

    7 strokes

  • to enlighten

    8 strokes

  • to force

    8 strokes

  • dié

    alternately

    8 strokes

  • shù

    (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

    8 strokes

  • tiáo

    remote

    8 strokes

  • zhì

    to leap over

    8 strokes

  • used in 逶迤[wei1 yi2]

    8 strokes

  • jiǒng

    old variant of 迥[jiong3]

    8 strokes

  • jiā

    (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)

    8 strokes

  • dài

    until

    8 strokes

  • ěr

    recently

    8 strokes

  • haste

    8 strokes

  • jìng

    variant of 徑|径[jing4]

    8 strokes

  • sòng

    to send; to deliver; to transmit

    HSK 1

    9 strokes

  • huí

    variant of 迴|回[hui2]

    HSK 1

    9 strokes

  • zhuī

    to chase

    HSK 3

    9 strokes

  • xuǎn

    to choose

    HSK 2

    9 strokes

  • táo

    to escape

    HSK 5

    9 strokes

  • 退tuì

    to retreat; to withdraw

    HSK 3

    9 strokes

  • 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

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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