步

See also: 歩

步	U+6B65, 步 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B65

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CJK Unified Ideographs

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Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

步 (Kangxi radical 77, 止+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 卜中一竹 (YLMH), four-corner 2120₉, composition ⿱止𣥂)

Shuowen Jiezi radical №29

Derived characters

踄, 歲, 涉, 陟, 荹, 徏, 捗, 𩷖

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 574, character 15
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16264
Dae Jaweon: page 964, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1438, character 6
Unihan data for U+6B65

Chinese

simp. and trad.		步
alternative forms		歨𣥕歩𡵯𰰦歨𣥕歩𡵯𰰦𣥗𣥶𩣝

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 步
Western Zhou
Bronze inscriptions

Characters in the same phonetic series (步) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
荹	baː, baːs
步	*baːs
踄	*baːɡ

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 止 (“foot”) + 止 (“foot”) reversed – one foot in front of the other. Compare: 夅, 舛, other characters deriving from "two feet". See also the inner component of 歲. Unrelated to 少.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bù (bu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bu⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бу (bu, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bou⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): bu⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): pu⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): phu

(Meixian, Guangdong): pu⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): bu³
Northern Min (KCR): bū
Eastern Min (BUC): buô
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pō͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): bou⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bu⁴ / bu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bù
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴
  - Yale: bù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buh
  - Palladius: бу (bu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bu⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бу (bu, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bou⁶
  - Yale: bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: pu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phu
  - Hakka Romanization System: pu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: pu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bu³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pu⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bū
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: buô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puɔ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘
  - Tâi-lô: pōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: po
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /pɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pɔ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pɔ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bou⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pōu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bu
  - MiniDict: bu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bu²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bu⁴ / bu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁴⁵/, /pu²¹/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 步
Mandarin	Beijing	/pu⁵¹/
	Harbin	/pu⁵³/
	Tianjin	/pu⁵³/
	Jinan	/pu²¹/
	Qingdao	/pu⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/pu³¹²/
	Xi'an	/pu⁴⁴/
	Xining	/pv̩²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/pu¹³/
	Lanzhou	/pu¹³/
	Ürümqi	/pu²¹³/
	Wuhan	/pu³⁵/
	Chengdu	/pu¹³/
	Guiyang	/pu²¹³/
	Kunming	/pu²¹²/
	Nanjing	/pu⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/pu⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/pu⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/pu³⁵/
	Hohhot	/pu⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/bu²³/
	Suzhou	/bu³¹/
	Hangzhou	/bu¹³/
	Wenzhou	/bøy²²/
Hui	Shexian	/pʰu²²/
Hui	Tunxi	/pʰu¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/pu⁵⁵/ /pu¹¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/bu²¹/
Gan	Nanchang	/pʰu²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/pʰu⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/pʰu⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/pou²²/
	Nanning	/pu²²/
	Hong Kong	/pou²²/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/pɔ²²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/puɔ²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/pu⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/pou³¹/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ʔbu³⁵/ /ʔbɔu²³/

Middle Chinese: buH

Rime
Character	步
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	薄故切
Baxter	buH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/buo^H/
Pan Wuyun	/buo^H/
Shao Rongfen	/bo^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bɔ^H/
Li Rong	/bo^H/
Wang Li	/bu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱuo^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bou⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*mə-bˤa-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*baːs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	步
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bù
Middle Chinese	‹ bu^H ›
Old Chinese	/*mə-bˁa-s/
English	step
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be -t or -p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	步
Reading #	1/1
No.	1051
Phonetic component	步
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	捕
Old Chinese	/*baːs/

Definitions

步

to walk; to stroll
to measure distance by steps
to follow; to imitate; to copy
to calculate; to reckon
(Classical) two steps
step; pace; distance between two feet when walking
(figurative) step; procedure
求職的第一步／求职的第一步 ― qiúzhí de dìyī bù ― the first step to finding a job
stance; position; situation
(military) infantry
Classifier for steps.
a surname

Synonyms

(to walk):

Dialectal synonyms of 走 (“to walk”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		行, 步
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		走, 行走
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	走
	Taiwan	走
	Harbin	走
	Malaysia	走
	Singapore	走
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	走
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	走
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	走
	Xi'an	走
	Xining	走
	Xuzhou	跑
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	走
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	走
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	走
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	走
	Wuhan	走
	Guiyang	走
	Guilin	走
	Liuzhou	走
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	走
	Yangzhou	走
	Hefei	走
Cantonese	Guangzhou	行
	Hong Kong	行
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	行
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	行
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	行
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	行
	Macau	行
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	行
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	行
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	行
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	行
	Foshan	行
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	行
	Foshan (Shunde)	行
	Foshan (Sanshui)	行
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	行
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	行
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	行
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	行
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	行
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	行
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	行
	Taishan	行
	Kaiping (Chikan)	行
	Enping (Niujiang)	行
	Heshan (Yayao)	行
	Dongguan	行
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	行
	Qingyuan	行
	Fogang	行
	Yingde (Hanguang)	行
	Yangshan	行
	Lianshan (Butian)	去, 行
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	走
	Shaoguan	行
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	行
	Renhua	行
	Lechang	行
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	行
	Sihui	行
	Guangning	行
	Deqing	行
	Huaiji	行
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	行
	Yunfu	行
	Xinxing	行
	Luoding	行
	Yunan (Pingtai)	行
	Yangjiang	行
	Xinyi	行
	Maoming (Xinpo)	行
	Lianjiang	行
	Nanning	行
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	行
	Hepu (Shatian)	行
	Beihai	行
	Beihai (Nankang)	行
	Beihai (Yingpan)	行
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	行
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	行
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	行
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	行
	Singapore (Guangfu)	行
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	行
Móng Cái	行
Gan	Nanchang	走
Gan	Pingxiang	走
Hakka	Meixian	行
	Xingning	行
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	行
	Huiyang	行
	Huidong (Daling)	行
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	行
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	行
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	行
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	行
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	行
	Wengyuan	行
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	行
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	行
	Liannan	行
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	行
	Jiexi	行
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	行
	Changting	行
	Wuping	行
	Wuping (Yanqian)	行
	Wuping (Pingyu)	行
	Liancheng	行
	Ninghua	行
	Yudu	走, 行
	Ningdu	走
	Ruijin	行
	Shicheng	行
	Shangyou (Shexi)	走
	Tonggu (Sandu)	走
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	走
	Dayu	走
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	行
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	行
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	行
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	行
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	行
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	行
	Hong Kong	行
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	行
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	行
	Xinyi (Sihe)	行
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	行
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	走
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	走
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	行
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	行
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	行
	Mengshan (Xihe)	行
	Luchuan	走
	Senai (Huiyang)	行
	Kuching (Hepo)	行
Huizhou	Jixi	行
Jin	Taiyuan	走
Jin	Xinzhou	走
Northern Min	Jian'ou	行
	Songxi	行
	Zhenghe	行
	Jianyang	行
	Wuyishan	行
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	行
	Fuzhou (Changle)	行
	Lianjiang	行
	Fuqing	行
	Pingtan	行
	Yongtai	行
	Minqing	行
	Gutian	行
	Pingnan	行
	Luoyuan	行
	Fu'an	行
	Ningde	行
	Xiapu	行
	Zherong	行
	Shouning	走, 行
	Zhouning	行
	Fuding	走
	Matsu	行
	Singapore (Fuqing)	行
Southern Min	Xiamen	行
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	行
	Quanzhou	行
	Jinjiang	行
	Nan'an	行
	Shishi	行
	Hui'an	行
	Anxi	行
	Yongchun	行
	Dehua	行
	Zhangzhou	行
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	行
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	行
	Hua'an	行
	Nanjing	行
	Pinghe	行
	Zhangpu	行
	Yunxiao	行
	Zhao'an	行
	Dongshan	行
	Taipei	行
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	行
	Kaohsiung	行
	Tainan	行
	Kinmen	行
	Penghu (Magong)	行
	Penang (Hokkien)	行
	Singapore (Hokkien)	行
	Manila (Hokkien)	行
	Longyan	行
	Zhangping	行
	Datian	行
	Chaozhou	行
	Raoping	行
	Shantou	行
	Shantou (Chenghai)	行
	Jieyang	行
	Haifeng	行
	Bangkok (Teochew)	行
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	行
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	行
	Singapore (Teochew)	行
	Pontianak (Teochew)	行
	Leizhou	行
	Wenchang	行
	Haikou	行
	Singapore (Hainanese)	行
Puxian Min	Putian	行
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	行
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	行
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	行
	Xianyou	行
	Xianyou (Fengting)	行
	Xianyou (Youyang)	行
Central Min	Yong'an	行
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	行
	Sanming (Shaxian)	行
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	行
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	行, 走
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	行
Shehua	Fu'an	行
	Fuding	行
	Luoyuan	行
	Sanming	行
	Shunchang	行
	Hua'an	行
	Guixi (Zhangping)	行
	Cangnan	行
	Jingning (Hexi)	行
	Lishui	行
	Longyou	行
	Chaozhou	行
	Fengshun	行
Wu	Shanghai	走, 跑
	Shanghai (Chongming)	跑
	Suzhou	走, 跑
	Danyang	行
	Hangzhou	走, 跑
	Ningbo	走, 行 dated
	Wenzhou	走, 行
	Jinhua	走, 蹩
Xiang	Changsha	走
Xiang	Shuangfeng	行

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串 (literary, or in compounds)
履行 (lǚxíng) (literary)
徒步 (túbù)
步履 (bùlǚ) (literary)
步行 (bùxíng)
步趨 / 步趋 (bùqū)
步輦 / 步辇 (Hokkien)
行動 / 行动 (xíngdòng)
行步 (xíngbù) (literary)
行走 (xíngzǒu)
走動 / 走动 (zǒudòng)
走路 (zǒulù)
走道 (zǒudào)

(to follow):

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尾隨 / 尾随 (wěisuí)
接著 / 接着 (jiēzhe)
跈 (Hakka, literary)
跈等 (Hakka)
跟從 / 跟从 (gēncóng)
跟綴 / 跟缀 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
跟著 / 跟着 (gēnzhe)
跟隨 / 跟随 (gēnsuí)
追隨 / 追随 (zhuīsuí)
隨 / 随 (suí)

(step): 步子 (bùzi), 腳步／脚步 (jiǎobù), (archaic) 跬 (kuǐ)

Compounds

References

“步”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02069

Japanese

Shinjitai	歩
Kyūjitai	步

Kanji

步

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 歩)

walk
a step

Readings

Go-on: ぶ (bu)
Kan-on: ほ (ho)
Kan’yō-on: ふ (fu)
Kun: あるく (aruku, 步く)、あゆむ (ayumu, 步む)、あゆみ (ayumi, 步み)

Compounds

步(ほ)廊(ろう) (horō, “corridor; platform”)
步行(ほこう) (hokō, “travel by foot”)
散步(さんぽ) (sanpo, “a walk, to go walking, scatter-steps”)

Korean

Hanja

步 (eumhun 걸음 보 (georeum bo))

hanja form^? of 보 (“step”)

Vietnamese

Han character

步: Hán Nôm readings: bộ, bụa, buạ

(to) step/walk

Compounds

𠫾步 (đi bộ) to walk on foot, to stroll
步隊 (bộ đội) Soldier, specifically a Communist soldier
步行 (bộ hành) Pedestrian
𧼋步 (chạy bộ) to run, jog

步

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