跑pǎo
to run, to flee, to escape. 12 strokes, radical 足, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 跑
Strokes 1–7 write 足, then strokes 8–12 write 包.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 跑 · the stroke-order rules
What 跑 is made of
足 (zú, foot) and 包 (bāo, wrap).
足 carries the meaning — foot — and 包 carries the sound.
Words that use 跑
| 跑步 | to go for a jogging run 两只脚交替向前快速迈动的运动 他每天早上坚持跑步一小时。He decided to go for a run before breakfast. Lesson 133, 体育健儿 · 艺术文体与创意休闲 · Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation |
| 逃跑 | to flee, run away 指为躲避危险而快速离开 害虫受惊后仓皇逃跑。Startled, the pests fled in a panic. Lesson 491, 桃源春色 · 仰观苍穹与敏学笃行 · Cosmic Vistas & Earnest Inquiry |
| 奔跑 | to run 指用两腿快速向前跑动 青年在肥沃田野欢快奔跑。The youth ran joyfully across the fertile fields. Lesson 542, 固本培元 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 长跑 | long-distance running 指长距离的跑步运动 黄金周长假市民踊跃参与长跑运动。Citizens eagerly joined a long-distance running event during the holiday. Lesson 552, 康衢行远 · 笃行实业与经世致远 · Strategic Logistics & Civic Infrastructure |
Characters that share the sound part 包
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 足
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 足 radical page.