The radical \u8fb6 is commonly associated with “walking” (\u8d70 \u2013 z\u01d2u) in Chinese. There are over 380 characters listed under this radical in the Kangxi Dictionary, most of which are related to transportation or movement. In this post, we’ll explore some words with the walk radical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’ve been following my series, you’re already familiar with some basic characters: \u5927, \u4e95, \u4e0d, \u7c73, \u767d. Keep these in mind and see what happens when the left “walk” radical (\u8fb6) is added. In some cases, the meaning or pronunciation is related to the original character:<\/p>\n\n\n
Big \u5927 (d\u00e0) + \u8fb6 = \u8fbe (d\u00e1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Suggests “to go to something big,” meaning “to reach”<\/p>\n\n\n\n e.g.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u5230\u8fbe (d\u00e0o d\u00e1) \u2013 arrive, reach<\/p>\n\n\n A well \u4e95 (j\u01d0ng) + \u8fb6 = \u8fdb (<\/strong>j\u00ecn)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Suggests “to go into something secluded,” meaning “to enter”<\/p>\n\n\n\n e.g. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u8bf7\u8fdb (q\u01d0ng j\u00ecn) \u2013 please come in<\/p>\n\n\n Rice \u7c73 (m\u01d0) + \u8fb6 = \u8ff7 (m\u00ed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Same sound! \u8ff7 means “to bewilder,” “lost,” or “confused”<\/p>\n\n\n\n e.g. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u8ff7\u8def (m\u00ed l\u00f9) \u2013 get lost, lose one`s way<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the link between the words and phonetics is not always evident:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Not, \u4e0d (b\u00f9) + \u8fb6 = \u8fd8, meaning “still” or “yet”<\/p>\n\n\n\n White,\u767d (b\u00e1i) + \u8fb6 = \u8feb, meaning “to approach”<\/p>\n\n\n2. \u8fdb (j\u00ecn)<\/h2>\n\n\n
3. \u8ff7 (m\u00ed)<\/h2>\n\n\n
4. \u8fd8 (h\u00e1i) and \u8feb (p\u00f2)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n