辶 chuò walking

Note

Originally a picture of a foot at a crossroads
Number of strokes 3

Radical

Index 162 used in: 远 yuǎn (far) ; 进 jìn (to advance) ; 运 yùn (to move) ; 迷 mí (to bewilder) ; 谜 mí (riddle) ; 这 zhè (this) ; 道 dào (road) ; 还 hái (still)

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stroke order for 辶

Stroke order for character 辶, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚

Butterfly Dreamer

One of the most famous musings from Chinese philosophy is when Zhuangzi wondered whether his dream was of himself fluttering around as a butterfly or conversely was it a butterfly dreaming itself a man. The riddle is typical of Daoist philosophy and has opened debate on relativism that has endured to this day.
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Southern Clouds

The border province of Yunnan in the south west has a different feel to most of China. Culturally and historically it shares much with neighboring Laos, Thailand and Burma. It has many deep valleys that run north to south trapping moist tropical air allowing the province to have unique wildlife to China. The famous nature reserve at Xishuangbanna has many tropical delights including elephants. The province is home to a diverse range of minority peoples with their own traditions and customs.
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