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zǒu — “to walk”

How to write and say the Chinese character (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 (walk)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

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

zǒu

to walk

Example sentence例句

menzǒuxuéxiào

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.