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步

bù

HSK 3.0 · 3

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bù · bou6 (Jyutping)

  1. a step
  2. a pace
  3. walk
  4. march
  5. stages in a process
  6. situation
  7. surname Bu

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

步

Meaning
step, pace; walk, stroll
Radical
止
Strokes
7
Components
⿱止?
Cangjie
YLMH
Four-corner
2120.9

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