■ radical

tuì

to retreat

How it’s built

Originally a pictograph of a foot (止) retreating back to a safe place. The 辶 (walk) component was added later.

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iconic

characterless component — Depicts a safe place.

iconic

(foot); stop — Depicts a foot retreating to a safe place.

meaning

walk; move — 辶 is a component form of 辵.

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 退 as a component, most common first.