Read Edit View history 步 bùBù HSK3 step Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of one foot in front of another, depicting footsteps. Pinyin Separate values with commas bù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 步 Simp strokes 步 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 步 Simp strokes 步 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 步 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 487, 812 ], [ 506, 800 ], [ 531, 771 ], [ 522, 545 ], [ 505, 520 ] ], [ [ 565, 672 ], [ 576, 679 ], [ 621, 682 ], [ 715, 708 ], [ 773, 708 ] ], [ [ 307, 701 ], [ 354, 654 ], [ 373, 515 ], [ 359, 503 ] ], [ [ 127, 446 ], [ 182, 438 ], [ 408, 482 ], [ 832, 539 ], [ 875, 536 ], [ 924, 523 ] ], [ [ 496, 474 ], [ 532, 443 ], [ 525, 171 ] ], [ [ 365, 399 ], [ 362, 367 ], [ 345, 311 ], [ 303, 216 ] ], [ [ 714, 431 ], [ 730, 396 ], [ 731, 378 ], [ 668, 258 ], [ 587, 152 ], [ 503, 73 ], [ 451, 35 ], [ 325, -35 ], [ 235, -71 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 542 520 Q 549 596 555 665 L 558 696 Q 562 735 567 754 Q 571 767 574 778 Q 578 788 558 804 Q 522 823 498 828 Q 482 831 474 822 Q 467 815 474 800 Q 493 775 493 758 Q 502 644 499 512 C 498 482 539 490 542 520 Z", "M 555 665 Q 600 650 648 664 Q 699 676 752 688 Q 777 694 780 697 Q 790 707 784 715 Q 775 728 744 734 Q 711 740 679 725 Q 652 716 623 708 Q 593 701 558 696 C 528 692 526 674 555 665 Z", "M 398 496 Q 389 620 392 649 Q 393 674 378 686 Q 353 704 323 712 Q 307 716 298 710 Q 291 703 298 687 Q 325 647 353 490 C 358 460 400 466 398 496 Z", "M 535 482 Q 590 489 909 506 Q 931 506 937 516 Q 943 529 924 544 Q 864 586 809 572 Q 704 550 542 520 L 499 512 Q 450 505 398 496 L 353 490 Q 247 475 129 457 Q 107 454 124 435 Q 140 420 160 415 Q 184 409 201 415 Q 360 464 488 476 L 535 482 Z", "M 488 476 Q 488 473 490 468 Q 515 405 494 235 Q 485 202 515 166 Q 525 154 535 166 Q 557 199 556 243 Q 552 342 566 435 Q 573 459 552 471 Q 543 477 535 482 C 510 498 480 505 488 476 Z", "M 352 398 Q 327 340 290 286 Q 268 247 287 210 Q 296 191 320 204 Q 375 247 380 333 Q 387 370 379 398 Q 373 408 366 409 Q 356 408 352 398 Z", "M 695 430 Q 676 238 451 71 Q 447 68 443 65 Q 380 16 232 -63 Q 220 -70 228 -75 Q 237 -79 251 -77 Q 348 -55 437 -4 Q 590 74 727 298 Q 751 334 779 367 Q 791 377 786 390 Q 780 403 748 431 Q 726 450 713 450 Q 697 449 695 430 Z" ] } 7 strokes 步 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 477, 815 ], [ 533, 773 ], [ 518, 507 ] ], [ [ 554, 676 ], [ 779, 711 ] ], [ [ 300, 705 ], [ 353, 657 ], [ 378, 484 ] ], [ [ 120, 449 ], [ 176, 438 ], [ 825, 539 ], [ 932, 529 ] ], [ [ 494, 480 ], [ 532, 435 ], [ 523, 166 ] ], [ [ 329, 389 ], [ 363, 334 ], [ 220, 183 ] ], [ [ 709, 447 ], [ 735, 379 ], [ 564, 132 ], [ 449, 33 ], [ 233, -71 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M542,520C546,571 550,619 555,665C557,686 557,686 558,696C560,722 563,742 567,754C569,763 571,771 574,778C576,785 572,795 558,804C535,819 514,825 498,828C487,831 479,828 474,822C469,818 468,810 474,800C485,783 492,770 493,758C498,682 501,600 499,512C499,497 542,505 542,520Z", "M555,665C585,655 615,656 648,664C681,673 716,680 752,688C768,692 778,695 780,697C786,704 787,710 784,715C777,724 764,731 744,734C722,739 700,734 679,725C661,718 612,705 558,696C548,694 545,667 555,665Z", "M398,496C392,579 390,630 392,649C393,666 388,679 378,686C361,699 343,707 323,712C312,715 303,715 298,710C292,706 292,697 298,687C314,660 334,595 353,490C355,475 398,481 398,496Z", "M535,482C571,487 696,496 909,506C923,507 933,510 937,516C941,525 937,535 924,544C884,573 845,581 809,572C739,557 650,541 542,520C513,515 513,515 499,512C466,506 432,501 398,496C368,492 368,492 353,490C282,481 207,469 129,457C114,455 112,448 124,435C134,425 146,419 160,415C176,411 189,412 201,415C306,449 422,468 488,476C519,480 519,480 535,482Z", "M488,476C503,445 504,306 494,235C490,213 495,191 515,166C521,159 529,158 535,166C550,188 557,215 556,243C553,310 556,374 566,435C570,462 554,471 535,482C521,490 482,491 488,476Z", "M322,364C324,334 313,320 229,210C198,171 211,166 254,198C308,240 341,273 377,297C418,326 422,343 390,371C374,385 362,391 352,395C319,409 320,389 322,364Z", "M695,430C682,302 559,149 437,57C374,11 330,-10 232,-63C223,-67 222,-72 228,-75C233,-78 241,-79 251,-77C315,-63 376,-36 437,-4C538,50 634,150 727,298C742,323 759,346 779,367C786,375 789,382 786,390C782,399 769,413 748,431C733,444 721,451 713,450C702,450 696,443 695,430Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.