⾛

run

zǒu (zou3)

Radical no. 156 · 7 strokes (第 156 部首 · 7 画 dì 156 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾛ (zǒu) — meaning: run, 7 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The "run" radical (⾛) originates from a pictograph of a person with two legs in motion, with the two strokes on the left representing the moving feet. Over time the form simplified into its modern shape.

Mnemonic: The two strokes at the left of ⾛ resemble running feet in rapid succession—picture someone sprinting away.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

7 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 走zǒu

    to walk

    HSK 1

    7 strokes

  • 赵zhào

    to surpass (old)

    9 strokes

  • 赴fù

    to go

    HSK 7

    9 strokes

  • 赳jiū

    see 赳赳[jiu1 jiu1]

    9 strokes

  • 起qǐ

    to rise

    HSK 1

    10 strokes

  • 赶gǎn

    to overtake; to catch up with

    HSK 3

    10 strokes

  • 赸shàn

    to jump

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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