辶

Walk Radical (辶)

chuò · 3 strokes · Full form: 辵

The walk radical (辶) is one of the most common radicals in Chinese. It appears in 67 characters related to walk and associated concepts. The standalone character form is 辵 (3 strokes); the component form 辶 is used inside compound characters. 67 characters: 4 in HSK 1, 6 in HSK 2, 6 in HSK 3, 8 in HSK 4, 14 in HSK 5, 8 in HSK 6, 21 in HSK 7-9. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system. Character data is based on the HSK 3.0 Standard (CLEC 2022 syllabus).

Radical vs. Component: 辶 is also a character component. As a radical, it classifies characters in dictionaries. As a component, it appears as a building block contributing meaning, sound, or structure. For component-specific details including role analysis and position patterns, see the Walk Component (辶) page.

Walk Radical at a Glance

Stroke Count3 (辶)
Total Characters67
Most Common HSK LevelHSK 7-9 (21 characters)
Avg. Character Strokes10
Standalone Form辵 (chuò)
ClassificationKangxi Radicals

All Walk Radical Characters

HSK 1 (4 characters)

这zhèthis还háistill, return道dàoroad, way边biānside

HSK 2 (6 characters)

过guòto pass, past送sòngto send, to give远yuǎnfar近jìnnear进jìnto enter运yùnto transport, luck

HSK 3 (6 characters)

迎yíngto welcome选xuǎnto choose遍biàneverywhere遇yùmeet, encounter适shìsuitable迟chílate

HSK 4 (8 characters)

连liánto connect, even迷mílost, fascinated通tōngthrough, to communicate速sùfast, speed递dìto deliver达dáto attain逛guàngto stroll邀yāoto invite

HSK 5 (14 characters)

退tuìto retreat, to return追zhuīto chase逐zhúchase, one by one途túway, journey造zàoto make, to build迅xùnrapid述shù(bound form) to state逻luópatrol遗yí(bound form) to leave behind避bìto avoid返fǎnto return (to)违wéito disobey遵zūnto observe迹jìfootprint

HSK 6 (8 characters)

透tòupenetrate, thorough逃táoto escape迫pòto persecute逼bīto compel遭zāoto meet by chance (usually with misfortune)逗dòuto tease (playfully)迈màito take a step遥yáo(bound form) distant

HSK 7-9 (21 characters)

迁qiānto move逞chěngto show off逮dǎi(coll.) to catch迪díto enlighten迭diéalternately遏èto restrain逢féngto meet by chance辽liáoshort name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province遛liùto stroll逆nìcontrary迄qìas yet遣qiǎn(bound form) to dispatch逝shì(of flowing water or time) to pass by遂suìto satisfy巡xúnto patrol逊xùnto abdicate逸yìto escape逾yúto exceed遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming)迸bèngto burst forth邃suìdeep

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the walk radical mean in Chinese characters?
The walk radical (辶) signals a semantic connection to walk-related concepts. When you see 辶 in a character, it typically indicates the character's meaning involves walk or associated ideas. With 67 characters using this radical, it is one of the more productive radicals in Chinese. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system, the traditional standard for organizing Chinese characters.
How many characters use the walk radical?
There are 67 characters with the walk radical (辶) in the HSK 3.0 character set (CLEC 2022 syllabus): 4 in HSK 1, 6 in HSK 2, 6 in HSK 3, 8 in HSK 4, 14 in HSK 5, 8 in HSK 6, 21 in HSK 7-9. The distribution across HSK levels reflects how fundamental walk-related concepts are at each stage of Mandarin learning.
What is the difference between 辶 and 辵?
辵 is the standalone character form (chuò, meaning "walk"), while 辶 is the simplified radical form used as a component inside other characters. When writing characters that contain the walk radical, you write 辶 rather than the full form 辵. Both forms represent the same radical — the component form 辶 is adapted for compact positioning within a character's structure.
What are the most common walk radical characters?
By frequency of use, the most common characters with the walk radical (辶) are: 这 (zhè, "this"), 过 (guò, "to pass, past"), 道 (dào, "road, way"), 还 (hái, "still, return"), 进 (jìn, "to enter"). These high-frequency characters are among the first walk-related characters most learners encounter.
What HSK levels include walk radical characters?
Characters with the walk radical (辶) appear across 7 HSK levels: 4 in HSK 1, 6 in HSK 2, 6 in HSK 3, 8 in HSK 4, 14 in HSK 5, 8 in HSK 6, 21 in HSK 7-9. The largest concentration is at HSK 7-9 with 21 characters. Earlier HSK levels introduce the most common walk-related characters, while advanced levels add specialized or literary terms.

Sources & Standards

Radical classifications on this page follow the Kangxi radical system (康熙部首), the standard set of 214 radicals codified in the Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典, 1716). Character data is based on the HSK 3.0 Standard (《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》), published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2022 revision.