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跑

pǎo

to run

to run
Memory picture

Character

跑 pǎo

Strokes
12
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 包 wrap, pack, bundle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他跑得很快。 Tā pǎo de hěn kuài. He runs very fast.
  • 我每天跑步。 Wǒ měitiān pǎobù. I go running every day.
  • 孩子们在跑。 Háizimen zài pǎo. The children are running.

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