Meaning
to walk; to go; to move
Chinese: 行走、离开。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zou” becomes a different word in each tone. 走 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
- 走过zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by
- 走开zǒu kāito leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
- 走进zǒu jìnto enter; to step into
- 行走xíng zǒuto walk
Example Sentence
我们走着去公园吧。Wǒ men zǒu zhe qù gōng yuán ba.Let us walk to the park.
我们Wǒ menwe走zǒuto walk着zhe(ongoing action)去qùto go公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreatio吧bato puff (on a pipe etc)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A person swinging their arms (the top) over a foot (止, the bottom): someone striding along. In modern Chinese it means ‘to walk’; in classical Chinese it meant ‘to run’.
A way to remember it
Arms swinging above a foot — off you go on foot.
Easy to confuse with
- 足‘Foot’: shares the 止 foot at the bottom, but the top is a single joint.