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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
走 character · TOCFL 1
走 ＝ 夭 ＋ 止
ㄗㄡˇ · zǒu
verb — to walk; to leave

字源 FORM — what the parts do

夭義a person running, arms flungworn to a 土 shape on top
止義a footwritten 龰 at the bottom
A runner with arms flung (夭) over a foot (止); copying wore the runner into a 土 shape. Together they write going on foot — in the classics, flat-out running: 走馬 gallops the horse.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

他跑（夭）起來，兩臂甩開，腳（止）一下一下打在土路上。
He runs (夭), arms flung wide, feet (止) slapping the dirt road.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)奔走— to run — the classical job
→走路— to walk常用
⇒走了— gone — to leave
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
跑pǎothe runner now — it took 走's old job起＝ 走 ＋ 己qǐthe same 走 underneath, rising to go
演 · Evolution
古書裡走是跑——走馬就是縱馬奔。後來這個字慢成了步行，奔跑的活交給了跑。
In the classics 走 runs — 走馬 gallops the horse. The word slowed to walking, and 跑 took up the running.