走

It signifies the action of running or moving quickly.

走 is a phono-semantic compound formed by combining 夭, which depicts a person shaking their shoulders in motion, and 止, which represents a foot.

Besides "to run," 走 also carries meanings like "to flee," "to head towards," "to go," and "to run errands."

In Chinese, it is often used to mean "to walk" or "to go (to a destination)," and in Cantonese, it can also mean "to take away" or "to remove."

When used as a radical, it generally conveys meanings related to leg or foot movement.

It is strongly associated with actions involving legs, movement, or motion.

Examples of characters with this radical include:

起 (to rise, get up)

越 (to surpass, exceed)

超 (to leap over, transcend)

趣 (interest, meaning)