步(bù): surname Bu
HSK 37 strokes
surname Bu
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- bù
- Meaning
- surname Bu
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 步 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿱止？Modern form of 歨; putting one foot 止 in front of the other
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 步 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 步
Common words using 步 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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