夂 · zhǐ

go slowly; arrive from behind

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#34

Kangxi

3

Strokes

#30

Frequency

Visual hint

A foot or slow-walking figure from behind: two strokes combining into a moving leg shape.

Suggests slow movement or arriving from behind.

varies

Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

夂夊

2 examples

冬

dōng

winter

HSK 1

各

gè

each; every

HSK 2

Slow-following radical. Found in 冬 (winter), 夏 (summer), 各 (each/every).

A foot dragging slowly from behind — unlike a figure striding forward.

夊: 夂 and 夊 look very similar; 夊 has a small extra flourish — both suggest slow movement.

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