走
zǒu
to walk
to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)
ground (土) + foot (止) = to walk and go
止 originally depicted a foot (toes and sole), so the character captures feet pressing against the ground in motion. Together they evoke the basic human act of putting foot to earth and moving forward.
Words with 走
逐走
zhú zǒu
to turn away
游走
yóu zǒu
to wander about
远走高飞
yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi
to go far
铤而走险
tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
开走
kāi zǒu
to go (of car, train etc)
集体行走
jí tǐ xíng zǒu
pedestrian group (e.g. of tourists etc)
离家出走
lí jiā chū zǒu
to leave home (to live somewhere else)
难走
nán zǒu
hard to get to
领走
lǐng zǒu
to lead (sb, or an animal) away
飞檐走壁
fēi yán zǒu bì
to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)
飞禽走兽
fēi qín zǒu shòu
(idiom) birds and animals
飞觥走斝
fēi gōng zǒu jiǎ
to drink one's fill (idiom)