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彳to step with the left foot

to step with the left foot. 3 strokes. 13 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning to step with the left footStrokes 3Characters 13

How to write 彳

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Stroke order chart for the 彳 radical — 3 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 13 characters below, 6 are pictophonetic with 彳 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 13 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 彳 family

HSK 2 · 2

得dé往wǎng

HSK 3 · 1

待dài

HSK 4 · 4

彻chè律lǜ征zhēng微wēi

HSK 5 · 2

彼bǐ德dé

HSK 6 · 4

很hěn径jìng徒tú循xún

Words they appear in

得(dé)to win, to obtain (through effort)
经过努力最终赢来某样东西
得(dé)出(chū)to arrive at (a conclusion), to deduce
通过分析推理最终获得结果
懂(dǒng)得(de)to know, to understand (a lesson) deeply
深刻地明白某个道理
取(qǔ)得(dé)to achieve, obtain
经过努力得到某种结果
往(wǎng)towards
表示朝着某个方向
交(jiāo)往(wǎng)to stay in touch with a neighbour's child for years
跟人保持来往，逐渐熟悉起来
前(qián)往(wǎng)to head towards
从这里出发，往那个地方去
值(zhí)得(de)worth the effort or money spent
花的钱或力气换回来的东西很好，划算
不(bù)得(dé)不(bù)compelled with no alternative
没有别的办法，只好这样做
对(duì)待(dài)to treat someone
用某种方式来面对或处理人和事
等(děng)待(dài)to wait for
留在原地，直到想要的事情发生
得(dé)分(fēn)to score points
在比赛中拿到分数
接(jiē)待(dài)to receive, to host guests
热情地招呼来访的客人
认(rèn)得(de)to know, be able to recognize
见过很多次，一看就知道是什么