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IDENTITY

zǒuto walk; to go; to leave

HSK 1Top 31

CORE MEANING

to walk; to go; to leave

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to walkHSK1
  2. 2.to leaveHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
walk radical (zǒu)
strokes
7
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱土龰
    • ground
    • legs below

USAGE

Common words

走路zǒulùto walk
走开zǒukāito go away
出走chūzǒuto run away

Graded examples

  • 我们走路回家吧。Wǒmen zǒulù huí jiā ba.HSK1

    Let us walk home.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A person on the ground (土) swinging legs — walking.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#31
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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