The story of 徙

migrate, move

徙 is composed of 彳(step with the left foot)and the variant of 步(walk, a step). 彳 is the picture of a road, while 步 is the picture of two walking feet, so 徙 depicts two feet walking on a road, means moving.

Vocabulary of 徙

  • 遷徙 (to migrate)
  • 流徙 (exile)

Classification

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