走
contributes the sense of going · Kangxi radical 156
contributes the sense of going, running, and fast movement on foot
The old form of 走 showed a person running with arms swinging out to one side, drawn above a foot 止 to make the motion explicit. Over time the swinging figure was flattened into something that now looks like 土, and the foot below was smoothed into the sweeping stroke that ends the character. So in 走 you can still read a body on top and a foot underneath, and characters built on it — 起 to rise, 超 to overtake, 越 to cross over, 赶 to chase — all describe ways of moving.
走 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of going
- Strokes
- 7
- Characters
- 23
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 156
Characters with 走 (20 of 23)
HSK 1 · 1
HSK 3 · 3
HSK 6 · 3
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 走 mean?
走 means "contributes the sense of going". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 走?
23 characters in this dictionary contain 走, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 走 a radical?
Yes — 走 is Kangxi radical 156, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 走 have?
走 is written in 7 strokes.