走 · zǒu

walk; run

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#156

Kangxi

7

Strokes

#117

Frequency

Visual hint

A person standing wide-legged ready to step: feet on the ground and body leaning forward.

Suggests walking, running, departing, or actively moving forward.

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走

3 examples

走

zǒu

to walk; to go

HSK 1

起

qǐ

to rise; to get up; to start

HSK 1

超

chāo

to surpass; super-

HSK 4

Walk/run radical. Found in 走 (to walk/go), 起 (to rise/begin), 超 (to surpass/exceed).

A person ready to run: legs wide for balance, torso leaning forward — the starting motion.

足: 走 is the full action of walking/running; 足 is the foot/sufficient — 走 emphasizes action, 足 the body part.

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