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CHINESE CHARACTER

zǒu

走

走

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go

Numbered pinyin
zou3
English meanings
scram, travel, foot, go away, evaporate, ankle, waltz, step, bugger off, etc., go through, leave, leak, run, buzz off, leg, pad, fork, visit, go, escape, lose flavor, work, call on, strike, sashay, trace, pursue, gang, lose shape/etc., get_along, come_along, walk, hoof it, lose flavor/shape/etc., leg it, let out, shape, drive, cover, take, get, hoof, move

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 土; bottom 止.

  • Top

    土
  • Bottom

    止
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    • First part

      上
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    • Second part

      丨

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱土止

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒmen我们zǒu走ba吧。

    Let's go.

  2. 02

    tā他zǒu走le了。

    He left.

  3. 03

    zǒulù走路qù去hěn很jìn近。

    It's close if you walk.

  4. 04

    bié别zǒu走tài太yuǎn远。

    Don't go too far.

  5. 05

    wǒ我zǒu走zhe着shàngbān上班。

    I walk to work.

  6. 06

    zǒu走zhè这tiáo条lù路gèng更kuài快。

    This road is faster.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 东奔西走
  • 出走
  • 拿走
  • 行走
  • 走后门
  • 走廊
  • 走开
  • 走弯路
  • 走投无路
  • 走私
  • 走路
  • 走过
  • 走过场
  • 走近
  • 走进
  • 逃走