步 — Chinese character
步
bù
walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
- Pinyin
- bù
- Radical
- 77 ⽌ (Stop)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 止
- Formation
- ideographic — Modern form of 歨; putting one foot 止 in front of the other
- Japanese
- 步 as a kanji
Common words with 步
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进一步 (進一步) | jìn yī bù | to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further |
| 进步 (進步) | jìn bù | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress |
| 逐步 | zhú bù | progressively; step by step |
| 同步 | tóng bù | synchronous; to synchronize |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary |
| 步骤 (步驟) | bù zhòu | procedure; step |
| 脚步 (腳步) | jiǎo bù | footstep; step |
| 步兵 | bù bīng | infantry; foot |
| 步行 | bù xíng | to go on foot; to walk |
| 地步 | dì bù | stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation |
| 步枪 (步槍) | bù qiāng | rifle; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 枝 (zhī) |
| 步伐 | bù fá | pace; (measured) step |
English words written with 步
步 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 10
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 5B.1
- Zhuangzi Nourishment of the Soul
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
- Zhuangzi On Swords
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