Definitions

chuò to walk; walking

Etymology

Depicts a foot () walking in the middle of a street (). This character very rarely appears by itself. It is generally used as a component in other characters written as .

Semantic:

About

The character is a radical composed of (a street) and (a foot), clearly depicting a foot in motion along a road, and it represents walking and movement. The full form is almost never used independently; instead, it is the source of the common radical . As a semantic component, appears in a large number of characters that convey motion, transportation, speed, or travel, forming a foundational marker for physical displacement.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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