How to Say
How to Write
zhǐ
Radical: 夂 3 strokes
Meaning: "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters
💡 Imagine a person taking slow steps: a short stroke for the head, two for legs.
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📚 Character Story & Explanation

夂 (zhǐ) meaning in English —

夂 (zhǐ) is a rare character that means 'walk slowly.' It appears as a component in characters like 夂 (the radical itself), 各 (gè, 'each'), and 冬 (dōng, 'winter'). In 冬, it symbolizes the end of the year, as if walking slowly toward winter. Understanding 夂 helps decode characters related to movement or progression.

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