彳
- to walk a little, to take small steps;
It represents the action of walking slowly or a short distance.
Etymology
The character 彳 was described in the Shuowen Jiezi (説文解字 shuōwén jiězì) as a pictogram representing three parts of a person’s leg lined up side by side.
However, in oracle bone script, it originally represented only the left half of the character 行 (meaning “to walk” or “to go”), which depicts a crossroads.
Usage in Korean
It is often used as a radical in other characters related to movement or walking.
Additional notes
In Korean traditional music (국악), 彳 is used as a notation attached to musical notes to indicate the note two octaves below (-2 octave).
Characters with 彳
- 微 — small, minute, little, hidden;
- 從 — to follow, to comply with, to obey;
- 復 — to return, to restore, to recover, again, once more;
- 徵 — to summon, to requisition, to levy, to demand;
- 德 — virtue, moral excellence, benevolence;
- 役 — to employ, service, duty, military conscription;
- 後 — behind, after, later, to follow;
- 徒 — group, followers, disciple, pedestrian;
- 待 — to wait;
彳
조금 걸을
척
jogeum georeul
cheok
Kangxi radical:60
Strokes:3
Unicode:U+5F73
Cangjie input:
- 竹人 (HO)
- 難竹人 (XHO)
Composition:
- ⿱ 丿 亻
- ⿱ 𰀪 丨
