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跑

páo

HSK 3.0 · 1

páo · paau2 (Jyutping)

  1. (of an animal) to paw (the ground)

pǎo · paau2 (Jyutping)

  1. to run
  2. to run away
  3. to escape
  4. to run around (on errands etc)
  5. (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
  6. (verb complement) away
  7. off

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

跑

Meaning
run, flee, leave in hurry
Radical
足
Strokes
12
Components
⿰足包
Cangjie
RMPRU
Four-corner
6711.2

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