走 zǒu walk
Made up of [土 tǔ earth; soil radical 32, 止 zhǐ to stop; to prohibit; until; footprint radical 77]Made with 7 strokes.
Combines a person bending forward and a representaion of 'foot' giving the action of walking
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 土 tǔ component: 场 cháng (threshing floor) 城 chéng (city) ; 地 dì (earth) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 黑 hēi (black) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 块 kuài (piece) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 去 qù (go) ; 丧 sàng (to lose) ; 圣 shèng (holy) ; 寺 sì (Buddhist temple) ; 在 zài (exist) ; 至 zhì (to arrive) ; 周 zhōu (circuit) ; 座 zuò (seat) ; 坐 zuò (sit)
Also uses 止 zhǐ component: 步 bù (a step) 齿 chǐ (tooth) ; 此 cǐ (this) ; 定 dìng (to set) ; 武 wǔ (martial) ; 正 zhèng (correct) ; 足 zú (foot)
Radical
Index 156 used in: 超 chāo (to exceed) ; 赶 gǎn (to overtake) ; 起 qǐ (to rise) ; 趟 tàng (collective for trips)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
常在河边走,哪能不湿鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu, nǎ néng bù shī xié You can't ignore the local conditions穿新鞋,走老路 chuān xīn xié, zǒu lǎo lù Stick to the old ways while appearing to follow the latest trends
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu Be busy; bustling about
飞禽走兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu Wildlife
人往高处走,水往低处流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu, shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú There is always room for improvement
三十六计,走为上策 sān shí liù jì, zǒu wéi shàng cè Sometimes it is best to avoid conflict altogether. Flight can be the best option. 'The Thirty-Six Stratagems' was written by the great military thinker Sun Zi ➚
Phrases
走 了 zǒu le Walked你 那 天 走 nǐ nà tiān zǒu Which day do you leave?