The Chinese Radical: 辶

Meaning	movement    辶
Explanation	In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
Used in these characters: 这 JLPT HSK 1 this, these, present, now zhè, zhèi 辶 文 Left: movement 辶, right: text/language 文 (Image of a folding table for writing a text.) In languages you have movements (= changes): Also in this.   运 JLPT HSK 2 to move, transport, use, luck, fate yùn 辶 云 Left: movement 辶, right: cloud 云 (It can drip from both 二, namely from noses 厶 or: clouds) The movement of clouds stands for: movements and transport.   近 JLPT HSK 2 close to, near, approximately jìn 辶 斤 Left: movement 辶; right: axe 斤 (image of an axe) What the axe reaches in its movement, is close.   远 JLPT HSK 2 far, distant, remote yuǎn 辶 元 Left: movement 辶, right: Yuan/money, origin 元 (=two 二 legs 儿) The movement [circulation] of the Yuan reaches the far distant.   过 JLPT HSK 2 to pass through, to go across, (experienced action marker) guò 辶 寸 Left: movement 辶, right: skillful hand 寸 A movement of the skillful hand and you have passed through.   送 JLPT HSK 2 to deliver, send, carry, give (as a present) sòng 辶 关 丷 Left: movement 辶, right: to close 关 (The mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed.) Down out of 丷 heaven 天 with a movement this was delivered.   道 JLPT HSK 2 way, road, principle, truth, Taoism dào 辶 首 Left: movement 辶, right: head/chief 首 (eye 目 with emphasized eyebrow 首 as: chief) The movement of the chief determines the way.   还 JLPT HSK 2 still in progress, even more, also hái, huán 辶 不 Left: movement 辶, right: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!) (Laziness at work) Not moving? - I am still in progress!   边 JLPT HSK 2 side, edge, margin, border, simultaneously biān 辶 力 Left: movement 辶, right: power 力 When sb. moves (pushes) with force, it's best to step aside.   进 JLPT HSK 2 to advance, to enter, to come (or go) into jìn 辶 井 Left: movement 辶, right: a well 井 - (simplified from 進, which showed the forward movement of a bird 隹.) Here: See 井 as railway tracks 丿丨 which are connected by railway sleepers 二 Move along the rails to advance.   遇 JLPT HSK 3 to meet, to encounter, opportunity, chance yù 辶 禺 禸 Left: movement 辶, right: scorpion 禺 (image of a scorpion: combination of a carapace 田 of the insect 虫 with long legs 冂) (A mating/courtship ritual?) Movements of a scorpion with the opportunity to meet someone. (And then they 亻,禺 became accidentally a pair 偶.)   迎 JLPT HSK 3 to greet, welcome, to meet, to face yíng 辶 卬 卯 Left: movement 辶, right: 卬 ([at the left] an odd person 人 bowing down 卩 deeply [at the right]) The movement of an odd person bowing down deeply is a: Greeting.   腿 JLPT HSK 3 leg, lower extremities tuǐ 肉 退 辶 艮 Left: body part 月/肉, right: retreat 退 (The movement 辶 is not good 艮 if it is a retreat.) The part of the body that can be retreated is the leg.   迟 JLPT HSK 3 late, delayed, slow chí 辶 尺 Left: movement 辶, right: Chinese foot 尺 (30.3 cm) = a person 尸 [with belly 口] who puts one foot in front of the other when measuring that distance. If you only put one foot in front of the other when moving, you are slow and it will be late.   选 JLPT HSK 3 to choose, to pick, to select, to elect xuǎn 辶 先 Left: movement 辶, right: first, in advance 先 (A cow 牛 with only two legs 儿 walks preceding.) Who moves (fast), is the first to choose.   随 JLPT HSK 4 to follow, to comply with, to allow suí 阝 辶 有 Left: hill 阝, right: 迶 (movement 辶, have/exist 有 [I have hand and body 月]) (For hunters: Animals prefer to live in the valleys) Between the hills are existing movements: Follow them!   遍 JLPT HSK 4 everywhere, all over, classifier for actions: one time biàn 辶 扁 戶 冊 Left: movement 辶, right: flat 扁 (door 戸 with writing tablet 冊 as: "door plate") (They often hang on strings) Moveable door plates are everywhere.   连 JLPT HSK 4 to link, join, connect, continuously, including lián 辶 连 车 Left: movement 辶, right: vehicle 车 (=車 cart with axle丨 load-area 日 and two wheels 二) Vehicles and 'movement' are linked.   迷 JLPT HSK 4 confused, bewilder, crazy about, enthusiast mí 辶 米 Left: movement 辶, right: rice 米 (Here: From a central point it radiates into eight directions.) Who moves in eight directions is confused and bewildered.   速 JLPT HSK 4 fast, rapid, quick, velocity sù 辶 束 Left: movement 辶, right: bundle 束 (Plants 木/禾 like sheafs of rice (cf.兼), which are bound with a ribbon 口 as a bundle) If you bundle it, the movement (= transport) is faster.   适 JLPT HSK 4 suitable, to fit proper, comfortable shì 辶 舌 Left: movement 辶, right: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues) (适 is the simplification of 適, which shows the "old emperor" = combination of old 古 and emperor 帝) I emphasize ノ, the old 古 moves suitable / proper.   邀 JLPT HSK 4 to invite, to request, to intercept, to solicit or seek yāo 辶 敫 白 放 方 Left: movement 辶, right: 敫 (white 白, release, let loose 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵, until he released) cf.敫 The movement with which I hold the white stick in my hand in a direction, is an invitation.   通 JLPT HSK 4 to connect, to go through, communicate, to clear, open tōng 辶 甬 Left: movement 辶, right: 甬 (bent person マ, use/usage 用) [用 = A fence 用 can be used] (Old people stay fit to keep up in our society) Bent persons need movement to stay connected.   逛 JLPT HSK 4 to stroll, to roam, to visit guàng 辶 犭 王 Left: movement 辶, right: mad/wild 狂 (The wild animal 犭of the king 王 is mad.) The movement is mad, when the wild animal with the king is strolling or roaming.   违 JLPT HSK 5 to disobey, to violate, to separate, to go against wéi 辶 韦 Left: movement 辶, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather.) (Cutting is destructive:) If two parts 二 are cut apart with the movement 辶 of the sword 刀 is disobedient.   遗 JLPT HSK 5 to lose, to leave behind, to omit, to bequeath yí 辶 员 Left: movement 辶, right: 貴 (member 员 and twice crossed out as 'no more') The movement when you are 'no-more' a member, is a: losing or been left behind.   退 JLPT HSK 5 to retreat, to decline, to move back, to withdraw tuì 退 辶 艮 Left: movement 辶, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good') The movement is not good if it is a retreat.   返 JLPT HSK 5 to return (to) fǎn 辶 反 Left: movement 辶, right: against/opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing) A movement into the opposite means to return.   达 JLPT HSK 5 to attain, to reach, to amount to, eminent dá 辶 大 Left: movement 辶 (here: endeavor). right: big 大 Who wants sth. big and endeavors can attain it.   逐 JLPT HSK 5 to chase, to pursue, gradually, one by one zhú 辶 豕 Left: movement 辶, right: pig 豕 (cf.豚) The pig moves when it is pursued or chased.   递 JLPT HSK 5 to hand over, transmit, deliver, progressively dì 辶 弟 Left: movement 辶, right: younger brother 弟 (A feathered 丷 arrow λ from the bow 弓 of my younger brother.) (The young typically had to do the delivery work:) My younger brother's movement is handing over or delivering.   逻 JLPT HSK 5 patrol, logic luó 辶 罗 网 Left: movement 辶, right: to sift 罗 (With the net 罒 we sifted until evening 夕.) The eye 罒 moves in the evening 夕 at a patrol, (where it is best to proceed logically).   遵 JLPT HSK 5 to obey, comply with, to observe, to follow zūn 辶 尊 酉 寸 Left: movement 辶, right: honorific 尊 (When sth. comes out 丷 of a wine mug 酉 by a skillful hand 寸, it's seen to be: honorific.) A honorific movement is obedient.   避 JLPT HSK 5 to avoid, to shun, to flee, to escape bì 辶 辟 尸 Left: movement 辶, right: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 and a needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture) Movements during anal penetration should be avoided.   追 JLPT HSK 5 to chase after, pursue, to seek, to recall zhuī 辶 Left: movement 辶, right: a pair of buttocks (both cheeks) (I see him from behind:) his buttocks in its movement when I chase or follow him.   逃 JLPT HSK 5 to escape, to run away, to flee táo 辶 兆 Left: movement 辶, right: sign/omen 兆 (Here: as an image of radiating outwardly from a center in all directions) Movements in all different directions is a sign of escape.   迫 JLPT HSK 5 to force, pressing, to compel, urgent pò 辶 白 Left: movement 辶, right: white 白 (sun 日 with a ray 丶 as sunshine) (I want into the shade) The white sunshine urges my movement with force.   造 JLPT HSK 5 to manufacture, to build, to invent zào 辶 告 Left: movement 辶, right: announce, proclaim 告 (cow 牛 opens mouth 口) The movements announce that something shall be manufactured.   透 JLPT HSK 5 to penetrate, to pass through, soak, thoroughly tòu 辶 秀 禾 乃 Left: movement 辶, right: excellent 秀 (Grain plants 禾 big as a plump pregnancy belly 乃: excellent!) This movement was excellent and penetrating.   途 JLPT HSK 5 road, way, route tú 辶 余 Left: movement 辶, right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.) (Too much traffic) Movement is in excess on the roads and ways.   迅 JLPT HSK 5 rapid, speedy, fast xùn 辶 飛 Left: movement 辶, right: 卂 (ten 十, var. of crane (cf. 飛) The movement of the ten cranes is rapid.   迹 JLPT HSK 5 trace, sign, mark, footprint, vestige, indication jī 辶 亦 赤 Left: movement 辶, right: also, namely 亦 (To see this variation 亦 as red 赤, you can also do.) [red 赤: When earth (clay) 土 is burned 灬, the pottery becomes red 赤] The movement of the 'reddish' (e.g. a pen) leaves a trace.   述 JLPT HSK 5 to narrate, to state, to tell, formulate shù 辶 木 Left: movement 辶, right: skill, method 术 (To hang something 丶 up in a tree 木, you need skills) About the movements of the marked tree it has been narrated.   逗 JLPT HSK 5 to tease (play with), to stay, to pause dòu 辶 豆 Left: movement 辶, right: bean 豆 "His movements are like that of a bean", that's how you can tease.   糙 JLPT HSK 5 coarse (in texture), rough cāo 米 辶 告 Left: rice 米, right: to manufacture, build, construct 造 (The movement 辶 announces 告 that sth. shall be built.) (No joke: Rice was used in the mortar of the Chinese Wall) Rice is suitable for construction, when it is coarse.   遣 JLPT HSK 6 to dispatch, send qiǎn 辶 中 Left: movement 辶, right from top: center 中, one 一, buttocks Move one buttock from the center, I want to dispatch him.   逆 JLPT HSK 6 contrary, opposite, to go against, rebel nì 辶 屰 屮 Left: movement 辶, right: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.) A movement, that is 'disobedient' is contrary.   巡 JLPT HSK 6 to patrol, to make one's rounds xún 辶 巛 Left: movement 辶, right: wild river 巛 (var. of river 川, here: badge of rank of US-army sergeants) The movement of US-sergeants is to patrol.   辽 JLPT HSK 6 distantly apart, far away liáo 辶 了 Left: movement 辶, right: perfect suffix, to accomplish 了 (The still arm-less 了 child 子 should be completed.) Since his movement was in perfect tense, he is in far distance.   逝 JLPT HSK 6 (of time) to pass, to die shì 辶 折 Left: movement 辶, right: break 折 (A hand 扌 with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss) The movement breaks when the time passes on.   逼 JLPT HSK 6 to force (sb to do sth), press for, compel, extort bī 辶 畐 Left: movement 辶, right: barrel of wine 畐 (If they're not well tied-up on the boat) A movement of the wine barrels can be pressing/forcing.   遮 JLPT HSK 6 to conceal, to cover up (a shortcoming), to screen off zhē 辶 广 廿 灬 Left: movement 辶, right: commonly, ordinary 庶 (A building 广 with various objects 廿 is in fire 灬 which commonly can happen.) (In a magic trick you make inconspicuous movements) With an ordinary movement you can conceal/hide something.   逢 JLPT HSK 6 encounter, to meet by chance, to come across féng 辶 逢 夆 Left: movement 辶, right: pointed, sharp 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰) (cf. 'bee' 蜂 = insect on peak of flower) The movements of a bee 蜂, [= from blossom to blossom] mean: to encounter.   逮 JLPT HSK 6 arrest, catch, seize, until dǎi, dài 辶 隶 Left: movement 辶, right: servant 隶 (Hand , and an animal [e.g. cat] with a tail 丨 and four extremities/limbs spreading away from the body) The hand seizes the tail of that animal in one movement, when it has caught it. (and the animal will hiss 啸)   迁 JLPT HSK 6 to change (a location), move, promote qiān 辶 千 Left: movement 辶, right: one thousand 千 (Habits can hardly be discarded) Only by thousand-fold movements you can change.   谜 JLPT HSK 6 riddle, enigma, puzzle mí 讠 辶 米 Left: word 讠/言, right: to astray, bewilder 迷 (Who moves 辶 [from a center] into eight 米 directions is astrayed and perplex.) The words are astraying in a riddle.   遭 JLPT HSK 6 to suffer, to sustain (misfortune, loss), incident zāo 辶 曹 Left: movement 辶, right: class/group 曹 (The seedlings 由 from the field 田 are tied-up 一 and put into baskets 日 for: classification.) (The clothes rub:) With the movement of the same kind one has to suffer it.   谴 JLPT HSK 6 scold, punishment, reprimand qiǎn 讠 辶 Left: word 讠/言, right: dispatch, send 遣 (Move 辶 in the middle 中 one 一 buttocks , I want to dispatch him.) Words are "dispatched", when scolding.   迄 JLPT HSK 6 as yet, until now, to date qì 辶 乞 Left: movement 辶, right: to beg 乞 (There lies a disadvantaged [from the second 乙=二 class of society] and begs. [ = lying person 人] The movements of the beggars refer to the: "until now" or the "as yet".   逊 JLPT HSK 6 to abdicate, modest, unpretentious, inferior to xùn 辶 子 小 Left: movement 辶, right: grandson 孙 (The child 子 who is the smallest 小 is the grandson.) (Reached the age limit:) The movement, when the grandson comes is to abdicate modestly.   迈 JLPT HSK 6 take a step mài 辶 万 Left: movement 辶, right: 10-thousand 万 (swastika, Hindu symbol for the 10.000 divinities) Even if you want a 10-thousand-fold movement, you have to take a (first) step.   遏 JLPT HSK 6 to suppress, to stop, check è 辶 曷 Left: movement 辶, right: interrogation 曷 (=The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner at the interrogation.) (Torture is meant) At an interrogation you use 'movements' to: suppress.   遥 JLPT HSK 6 distant, remote, far, far away yáo 辶 爫 缶 Left: movement 辶, right: 䍃 (hand from above 爫, can 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵) If it takes a movement to get from above to the can, it is distant.   迸 JLPT HSK 6 to burst forth, to spurt, to crack, split bèng 辶 并 Left: movement 辶, right: combine 并 (When coming out 丷 the gate 开 of a buddh. temple you shall be united.) A movement, that comes out of the Buddhist temple gate, is a bursting forth.   隧 JLPT HSK 6 tunnel, underground passage suì 阝 辶 豕 Left: hill 阝, right: satisfy 遂 (out of 丷, pig 豕/豚, movement 辶) By the hill (= the excavation 丷 next to it) you see where the pig's movements made: a tunnel.   髓 JLPT no HSK marrow (spinal or plant's stem), essence, pith suǐ 骨 惰 辶 左 月 Left: skeleton 骨, right: 遀 (movement 辶, part of lazy 惰 [I feel 忄, that the left 左 [half] of my body 月 is lazy]) The skeleton has during movement sth. lazy: The marrow.   迂 JLPT no HSK pedantic, inflexible, doctrinaire, longwinded yū 辶 于 Left: movement 辶, right: in, at, to, from, 于 (= umbrella 伞, with a handle 亅 and keeps dry 干) He has at all movements an umbrella with him. He is: pedantic.   迭 JLPT no HSK alternately, repeatedly, iteration dié 辶 失 Left: movement 辶, right: to lose 失 (I emphasize ノ the husband 夫 will lose.) [husband 夫 = big 大 person with extra-caring arms 一] (Think of a pendulum:) Movement gets lost in alternations.   迪 JLPT no HSK to inspire, give guidance, enlighten, instruct dí 辶 由 Left: movement 辶, right: reason 由 (The sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.) (Movements without a reason is a meaningless fooling-around. - But:) A movement with a reason, can inspire you.   迦 JLPT no HSK (phonetic sound for Buddhist transliteration) jiā 辶 加 Left: movement 辶, right: to add 加 (For getting power 力 your mouth 口 needs sth. to be 'added' [= to eat]) In a movement of adding you use: jiā.   逞 JLPT no HSK to show off, to flaunt, to boast chěng 辶 口 王 Left: movement 辶, right: to submit/petition 呈 (With your mouth 口 at the king 王 to submit sth.) With movements and the mouth (= much talking) at the king to show off.   遁 JLPT no HSK to evade, to flee, hide, to conceal oneself dùn 辶 盾 厂 十 目 Left: movement 辶, right: shield 盾 (A shield 厂 with 10 十 eyes 目 as symbol for 'shield' and to contradiction.) Who uses a shield at the movement, whats to evade (the fight) and flee.   褪 JLPT no HSK to take off (clothes), to fade tùn 衣 退 辶 艮 Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: to retreat, decline 退 (The movement 辶 is not good 艮 if it is a retreat.) Clothes are 'retreated', when they are: taken off.   逾 JLPT no HSK to exceed, to go beyond, to transcend, to cross yú 辶 俞 Left: movement 辶, right: to assent, approve 俞 (When the arrowhead gets into the body 月/肉 to cut 刂, I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭]) An assenting movement is an exceeding (going beyond).   逍 JLPT no HSK easy-going, to loiter, leisurely, to stroll, ramble xiāo 辶 肖 Left: movement 辶, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.) If the movement is like 'small bodies', you are loitering easy-going.   遂 JLPT no HSK to satisfy, to succeed, finally, to proceed suì 辶 豕 Connection of: to chase 逐 (The pig 豕/豚, moves 辶, when it is chased.) and out of 丷 (here: a goal marked by two poles 丷) The chasing to the goal 丷 is a: "satisfying succeeding".   逸 JLPT no HSK to escape, leisurely, outstanding yì 辶 免 Left: movement 辶, right: a rabbit 兔, cf. avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿) in addition: short tail 丶 The movement of a rabbit when: escaping.   迥 JLPT no HSK distant jiǒng 辶 冂 口 Left: movement 辶, right: 冋 (here: wall 冂 with a window 口) When watching a movement out of a window, it appears to be distant.   挝 JLPT no HSK beat, to strike zhuā 扌 辶 寸 Left: hand 扌, right: to pass through 过 (A movement 辶 of the skillful hand 寸 and you passed through.) A hand can pass through, if it beats.   哒 JLPT no HSK clatter (of horses' hoofs) dā 口 辶 大 Left: mouth 口, right: to attain, to reach 达 (Who wants sth. big 大 and moves/endevors 辶 can attain.) The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when you reach something is: the hoof's clatter.   逵 JLPT no HSK crossroads, thoroughfare kuí 辶 土 八 Left: movement 辶, right: 坴 (2x earth 土, in the middle: two ways 八) For the movement on two ways between twice 'earths' [hills?], there is: a crossing.   遐 JLPT no HSK distant, long-lasting, to abandon xiá 辶 叚 Left: movement 辶, right: (free interpretation: mine) 叚 (In a hole 口 with a ladder 'E' you have the tool コ in your hand 又.) In a mine the movements are in distance.   迢 JLPT no HSK remote tiáo 辶 召 Left: movement 辶, right: to call together 召 (... with the sword 刀 and the mouth 口) When calling sb. you shall move, if that one is remote.   遽 JLPT no HSK fast, hurry, suddenly jù 辶 虍 豕 Left: movement 辶, right: wild boar 豦 (Like a tiger 虍/虎 is this pig 豕) The movements of the wild boar are fast.   邃 JLPT no HSK profound, mysterious, deep, detailed, distant suì 辶 穴 豕 Left: movement 辶, right: hole 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave) and 㒸 (horned 丷 pig 豕) The movement into the hole to the horned pig is profound but mysterious.
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