Spot 步
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
步 component
bù · walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
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 步
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步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 步 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
陟=
阝
埗=
土
涉=
氵
频=
+页
頻=
+頁
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 步 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
视频shìpín
video
HSK 3.0 · L4频道píndàofrequency
HSK 3.0 · L6频繁pínfánfrequently
HSK 3.0 · L6频率pínlǜfrequency
HSK 3.0 · L6涉及shèjíto involve
HSK 3.0 · L6干涉gānshèto interfere
HSK 3.0 · L7-9交涉jiāoshèto negotiate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9频频pínpínrepeatedly
HSK 3.0 · L7-9牵涉qiānshèto involve
HSK 3.0 · L7-9涉猎shèlièto skim
HSK 3.0 · L7-9涉嫌shèxiánto be a suspect
HSK 3.0 · L7-9