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辵
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walking

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Movement
chuò
チャク
Depicts a foot (止) walking in the middle of a street (彳). This character very rarely appears by itself. It is generally used as a component in other characters written as 辶.
Components
彳 step+ 止 stop =
辵 walking
彳 Iconic component
chì step
step with left foot
彳 is a component form of 行.
止 Iconic component
zhǐ stop
stop, halt, desist
Depicts a foot.
Notes
Similar Characters
往 toward徒 follower從 follow (trad)履 footwear屦 straw (simp)屨 tread (trad)彷 seemingly彸 agitated彻 pervade (simp)彼 the other彿 as though (trad)征 go on an expedition (simp)徂 advance径 narrow path (simp)待 treat徇 comply很 very徉 wonder徊 undecided律 law
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
辵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
辵 [chuò]
to walk (side part of split character)
Japanese
之繞 、 辶 、 辵 、 ⻌ しんにょう 、 しんにゅう 同音
noun kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
Example Sentences
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
之繞 [しんにょう] #193,345
kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)