Go Radical (辶) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
辶 is the go radical. It appears in 53 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 辶 mean?
Go radical · 辵 chuò · 7 strokes · to walk, to go; movement
As a radical it is called 走之底 (zǒu zhī dǐ).
It usually appears wrapping around the bottom-left. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 辶
辵 itself: In this compound, the meaning comes from 止 (foot).
12 common characters with 辶
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 这 | zhè | this | |
| 过 | guò | [aspect marker indicating experience] | 咼 supplies the sound |
| 还 | hái | still, yet | Not 不 moving 辶 |
| 道 | dào | [measure word for long and narrow objects, doors, orders, questions, dishes in a meal, and steps in a process, etc.] | 首 supplies the sound |
| 进 | jìn | enter; advance | 井 supplies the sound |
| 通 | tōng | open up by poking; understand, know; connect, communicate; lead to | 甬 supplies the sound |
| 边 | biān | side; edge | 臱 supplies the sound |
| 近 | jìn | near | 斤 supplies the sound |
| 运 | yùn | transport | 云 supplies the sound |
| 造 | zào | make, build; make up | 告 supplies the sound |
| 远 | yuǎn | far | 元 supplies the sound |
| 连 | lián | [as in 连…都(也）…] even | A cart 车 moving 辶 goods between cities |
Related Radicals
- 走Walk radical · zǒu10 common characters · to walk, to run
- 足Foot radical · zú18 common characters · foot
- 车Vehicle radical · chē18 common characters · cart, vehicle
- 酉Wine radical · yǒu8 common characters · wine; a wine jar
- 钅Metal radical · jīn26 common characters · gold, metal
- 门Gate radical · mén12 common characters · gate, door
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