走 (zǒu): meaning and stroke order
走 (zǒu) means to walk, to go, to run, to move (of vehicle), to visit, to leave, to go away.
走
- Simplified
- 走
- Traditional
- 走 (same form)
- Pinyin
- zǒu
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Stroke order of 走
走
- zǒu to walk; to go
- 7 strokes
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Meaning of 走
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zǒu
- to walk
- to go
- to run
- to move (of vehicle)
- to visit
- to leave
- to go away
- to die (euph.)
- from
- through
- away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3])
- to change (shape, form, meaning)
Radical and structure
- 走
- Radical 走 (Kangxi radical 156) · 7 strokes · 土 on top, 龰 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 走
- 走神 zǒu shén absent-minded; one's mind is wandering
- 走路 zǒu lù to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
- 走进 zǒu jìn to enter; to step into
- 临走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure
- 走向 zǒu xiàng direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
- 走近 zǒu jìn to approach; to draw near to
- 逃走 táo zǒu to escape; to flee
- 夺走 duó zǒu to snatch away
- 赶走 gǎn zǒu to drive out; to turn back
- 走廊 zǒu láng corridor; aisle
走 in our stories
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它很怕，跑走。
tā hěn pà pǎo zǒu
It was very afraid and ran away.
From the story The story of Nian HSK 1
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他走了五分钟，看见陈静在等他。
tā zǒu le wǔ fēnzhōng kànjiàn Chén Jìng zài děng tā
He walked for five minutes and saw Chen Jing waiting for him.
From the story At the airport HSK 2
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他问一位老奶奶：“请问，书店怎么走？”
tā wèn yí wèi lǎonǎinai qǐngwèn shūdiàn zěnme zǒu
He asks an old lady, "Excuse me, how do I get to the bookshop?"
From the story How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
Stories using 走
- The story of Nian HSK 1
- At the airport HSK 2
- How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
- The noise upstairs HSK 3
- No umbrella HSK 3
- The qilin HSK 4
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).