Chinese symbol for “walk”
走
zǒu
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for walk is 走 (zǒu), defined as: to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “walk”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行 | xíng | (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit |
| 游 (遊) | yóu | to walk; to tour |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart |
| 行走 | xíng zǒu | to walk |
| 走步 | zǒu bù | to walk; to step |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 走.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) |
| 走出 | zǒu chū | to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) |
| 走进 (走進) | zǒu jìn | to enter; to step into |
| 带走 (帶走) | dài zǒu | to carry; to take away |
| 走过 (走過) | zǒu guò | to walk past; to pass by |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart |
See also: Japanese symbol for “walk”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.