Origin

This character combines a movement or walking radical on the left with a sound hint on the right. The left component, a triple-stroke shape representing stepping or walking, establishes that this character relates to motion or progression. The right component provides a rough pronunciation guide but doesn't contribute to the meaning itself. Together, the character came to mean following a path or going sequentially — the idea of walking step-by-step through something in order.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).