step; pace; stage; to walk

Radical: 止 HSK 3 qv, n, v ideographic

Components & Etymology

步 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 步

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 步.

举步
jǔ bù
代步
dài bù
优步
yōu bù
信步
xìn bù
停步
tíng bù
八步
bā bù
初步
chū bù
却步
què bù
同步
tóng bù
地步
dì bù
城步
chéng bù
大步
dà bù

Related characters (radical 止)

Characters that share the radical .

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