走

zǒu
HSK 2
#207 most
frequent character
to walk, to go, to run
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

走 first meant 'to jog'. It was drawn as a person running, 夭, over a foot, 龰. The top later changed to 土. From 'jog' came 'retreat', 'leave', 'deviate', and 'die', then the general 'walk' and 'go'.

Drawn as: person running; foot

走 as a component in other characters

meaning15 characters
起越超赶趋赴趁趟赳趄趔趱趦趯赸
sound1 character
陡
picture3 characters
趣赵趑

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Example Sentences

我每天都走路上学。
wǒ měitiān dū zǒulù shàngxué 。
I walk to school every day.
他去商店走了一个小时。
tā qù shāngdiàn zǒule yígè xiǎoshí 。
He walked to the store for an hour.
我们现在走吧！
wǒmen xiànzài zǒu bā ！
Let's go now!

Words with similar meanings

行háng
to walk
A more formal or literary word for walking, often used in classical texts.
跑pǎo
to run
Indicates moving swiftly on foot, and while not exactly synonymous, it is in the same general category of movement.

Words Starting With 走

走廊zǒu láng
corridor; aisle; hallway; colonnade; passageway; piazza; veranda
走漏zǒu lòu
"to leak (of information, liquid etc); to divulge"
走私zǒu sī
to smuggle; to have an illicit affair

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