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夊

suī
kangxi_radical

Meanings

  1. 1 slow-walking radical (Kangxi #35)
  2. 2 indexing radical for characters anchored by a slow-foot bottom

Tips

usage
夊 means 'walking slowly' — Xinhua: 缓行貌. It is essentially a twin of 夂 (#34) and survives only as a Kangxi indexing slot. In modern simplified dictionaries the two are typically merged.
history
Even in classical use it appeared mainly in the reduplication 夊夊 (slowly, slowly), and never as a standalone word.

Radical

Slow Walk Kangxi #35

The slow-walking radical. A historical Kangxi slot for characters whose body is anchored by a small downward-foot shape, indistinguishable in form from 夂 (#34). Not a free word in modern Chinese; relevant only as a dictionary header for older entries.

Used in

Showing 4 of 4 · default form 夊
夏 xià
summer · the Xia dynasty
复 fù
to return; to repeat · to reply; again
夔 Kuí
Kui, a one-legged mythical creature of ancient legend · Kui, legendary music-master who served Emperor Shun
夌 líng
to dawdle; to walk slowly (archaic) · to encroach; to overstep; to violate (archaic, root of 凌/陵)

Stroke Order

夊 suī