HSK 1 · Coming & going

跑

pǎo

to run

Stroke order of 跑

跑 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

足 foot beside 包 wrapped bundle: feet carrying a bundle at speed means running.

Parts: ⻊ foot + 包 bag

Example sentence

他跑得很快。

He runs very fast.

Words with 跑

跑步to run; to jog

More words: Coming & going

来to come 去to go 回to return; to go back 出to go out; to exit 进to enter 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 出来to come out 出去to go out 进来to come in 进去to go in 回来to come back 回去to go back 走to walk; to leave 走路to walk 到to arrive; to reach

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