stop

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a foot or leg in a stopping posture. In oracle-bone and seal script, it represents the concept of stopping, halting, or limitation.

Mnemonic: Picture a foot or leg paused mid-step—the shape of a stopped foot helps you remember "stop."

• 止zhǐ🔊

  to stop

  HSK 6

  4 strokes

• 正zhèng🔊

  straight

  HSK 1

  5 strokes

• 此cǐ🔊

  this; these

  HSK 4

  6 strokes

• 步bù🔊

  a step

  HSK 3

  7 strokes

• 武wǔ🔊

  martial

  8 strokes

• 歩bù🔊

  old variant of 步[bu4]

  8 strokes

• 歧qí🔊

  divergent

  8 strokes

• 歨bù🔊

  old variant of 步[bu4]

  8 strokes

• 歫jù🔊

  old variant of 距[ju4]

  8 strokes

• 歪wāi🔊

  askew

  HSK 7

  9 strokes

• 歮sè🔊

  old variant of 澀|涩[se4]

  12 strokes

• 岁suì🔊

  classifier for years (of age)

  HSK 1

  13 strokes

• 歰sè🔊

  old variant of 澀|涩[se4]

  14 strokes

• 历lì🔊

  to experience

  16 strokes

• 归guī🔊

  to return

  HSK 4

  18 strokes