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走 zǒu — “to walk”
How to write and say the Chinese character 走 (zǒu), which means to walk — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Come & go.
Pinyin · 拼音 zǒu
Meaning · 意思 to walk
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 走 (walk)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
走 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: someone 土 stepping with their foot 止.
A common word常用词
走路
to walk
Example sentence例句
我们走路去学校。
We walk to school.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.