夊
contributes the sense of a foot in motion — walking slowly · Kangxi radical 35
contributes the sense of a foot in motion — walking slowly, trailing or dragging behind
夊 began as a picture of a single foot with the toes pointing downward, the shape used in old writing for a foot moving away from the viewer or lagging behind. The modern three strokes still trace that outline: a short slanted toe-stroke, the ankle bending across it, and a long sweeping stroke to the lower right for the trailing leg. In 夔, the mythical one-legged mountain demon, 夊 sits at the very bottom of the character and supplies exactly that single leg.
夊 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of a foot in motion — walking slowly
- Strokes
- 3
- Characters
- 1
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 35
Characters with 夊
Beyond HSK · 1
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 夊 mean?
夊 means "contributes the sense of a foot in motion — walking slowly". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 夊?
1 character in this dictionary contain 夊.
Is 夊 a radical?
Yes — 夊 is Kangxi radical 35, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 夊 have?
夊 is written in 3 strokes.