遛 (liù): to stroll, to walk (an animal)

遛 (liù) is a Chinese character meaning “to stroll.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 留 (phonetic). It ranks #2998 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 遛 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 辶 walk13 strokesFrequency #2998辶 semantic留 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to stroll
  2. to walk (an animal)

Etymology & Origin

遛

pictophoneticwalk

Decomposition: ⿺辶留 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Components:辶semantic留phonetic

Stroke Order

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13

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
遛弯liù wān(dialect) to take a walk
是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liusee 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liulit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
遛弯儿liù wān rerhua variant of 遛彎|遛弯[liu4 wan1]
遛狗liù gǒuto walk a dog
遛娃liù wá(coll.) to take one's child out for a walk
逗遛dòu liúvariant of 逗留[dou4 liu2]
7
Total compounds
57
As first character
14
As last character
29
As middle character

遛 appears in 7 compound words: 57 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 遛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

狗gǒu
0.6281,248 co-occurrences
逗dòu
0.621450 co-occurrences
拴shuān
0.52630 co-occurrences
弯wān
0.40530 co-occurrences
鸟niǎo
0.35236 co-occurrences
达dá
0.343168 co-occurrences
晚wǎn
0.33090 co-occurrences
途tú
0.29342 co-occurrences
禁jīn
0.28836 co-occurrences
散sàn
0.27030 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

遛字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。

liú zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .

The character "遛" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.

LtnApr 2026

高雄卫武营恐龙出没 美魔女“遛鸡”笑称“来祭祖”

gāo xióng wèi wǔ yíng kǒng lóng chū méi měi mó nǚ liù jī xiào chèn lái jì zǔ

SmzdmMar 2026

冬天遛狗小妙招,穿不穿衣服先看看文章再决定!

dōng tiān liù gǒu xiǎo miào zhāo , chuān bù chuān yī fú xiān kàn kàn wén zhāng zài jué dìng !

Tips for Walking Your Dog in Winter: Read This Article Before Deciding Whether to Dress Them in Clothes!

Tatoeba

汤姆鬼鬼祟祟地遛近了玛丽身后。

Tāngmǔ guǐguǐsuìsuì de liū jìn le Mǎlì shēnhòu.

Tom sneaked up behind Mary.

Tatoeba

你可以骑上我的摩托车去遛一圈。

Nǐ kěyǐ qí shàng wǒ de mótuōchē qù liù yī quān.

You can have a ride on my motorcycle.

Tatoeba

我每天早上到公园里遛狗。

Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dào gōngyuán lǐ liùgǒu.

I walk my dog in the park every morning.

Character Family

辶 Radical Family — Characters sharing the walk radical

迸bèng逼bī避bì边biān遍biàn逞chěng迟chí达dá逮dǎi道dào

Related Characters

边biān过guò还hái这zhè进jìn远yuǎn送sòng道dào迎yíng运yùn

Homophones — Characters pronounced liù

溜liū瘤liú刘liú浏liú流liú留liú柳liǔ六liù

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 遛 (liù) mean in Chinese?
遛 (liù) primarily means "to stroll." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2998 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 遛 have?
遛 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 遛?
The radical associated with 遛 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 遛?
遛 is composed of: 辶 (semantic), 留 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶留 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 遛?
Common words with 遛 include: 遛弯 (liù wān, "(dialect) to take a walk"); 是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛 (shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu, "see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]"); 是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 (shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu, "lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)"); 遛弯儿 (liù wān r, "erhua variant of 遛彎|遛弯[liu4 wan1]"); 遛狗 (liù gǒu, "to walk a dog"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 遛 (liù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation liù: 溜 (to slip away), 瘤 (tumor), 刘 ((classical) a type of battle-ax), 浏 (clear), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 遛 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 遛 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.