step

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of footsteps or footprints in oracle-bone script. The three strokes represent the forward movement of successive steps.

Mnemonic: Three parallel strokes resemble three successive footprints left in sand or mud as one walks.

• 得dé🔊

  to obtain

  HSK 2

  11 strokes

• 从cóng🔊

  HSK 1

  11 strokes

• 徙xǐ🔊

  (literary) to change one's residence

  11 strokes

• 徘pái🔊

  used in 徘徊[pai2 huai2]

  11 strokes

• 徜cháng🔊

  sit cross-legged

  11 strokes

• 徕lái🔊

  used in 招徠|招徕[zhao1 lai2]

  11 strokes

• 衔xián🔊

  variant of 銜|衔[xian2]

  11 strokes

• 御yù🔊

  (bound form) imperial; royal

  12 strokes

• 复fù🔊

  to go and return

  12 strokes

• 徨huáng🔊

  used in 彷徨[pang2 huang2]

  12 strokes

• 循xún🔊

  to follow

  12 strokes

• 微wēi🔊

  tiny

  13 strokes

• 徬páng🔊

  irresolute

  13 strokes

• 徭yáo🔊

  compulsory service

  13 strokes

• 徯xī🔊

  footpath

  13 strokes

• 德dé🔊

  variant of 德[de2]

  HSK 7

  15 strokes

• 彻chè🔊

  thorough

  15 strokes

• 征zhēng🔊

  journey

  HSK 7

  15 strokes

• 徻wèi🔊

  a wide room

  16 strokes

• 徼jiào🔊

  boundary

  16 strokes

• 徽huī🔊

  badge

  17 strokes

• 忀xiāng🔊

  to stroll

  20 strokes

• 忂qú🔊

  old variant of 躣[qu2]

  21 strokes