Spot 彳
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
彳 component
chì · to step with the left foot
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 彳
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue彳Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 彳 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
很=
+艮
得=
+旦+寸
行=
+亍
往=
+王
德=
+十+罒+一+心
待=
+寺
征=
+正
彻=
+切
彷=
+方
役=
+殳
彸=
+公
彼=
+皮
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 彳 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
很hěn
very
HSK 3.0 · L1觉得juédeto think that ...
HSK 3.0 · L1得destructural particle: used after a verb
HSK 3.0 · L2记得jìdeto remember
HSK 3.0 · L2往wǎngold variant of 往[wang3]
HSK 3.0 · L2不行bùxíngwon't do
HSK 3.0 · L3得到dédàoto get
HSK 3.0 · L3得分défēnto score a point
HSK 3.0 · L3懂得dǒngdeto understand
HSK 3.0 · L3认得rèndeto recognize
HSK 3.0 · L3行xíngChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L3行李xíngliluggage
HSK 3.0 · L3