跑 sì to run; to run away; to escape
Made up of [足 zú foot; to be sufficient; ample radical 157, 包 bāo to cover; to wrap; to hold ]Made with 12 strokes.
The foot radical suggests running and 'bao' give rough phonetic
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Also uses 足 zú component: 跟 gēn (heel) 路 lù (road)
Also uses 包 bāo component: 抱 bào (to hold) 饱 bǎo (to eat till full) 泡 pào (bubble) 炮 pào (cannon)
Sounds same
四 sì (four) 巳 sì (snake) 寺 sì (Buddhist temple)Different tone
丝 sī (silk) 厶 sī (private) 纟 sī (silk) 思 sī (to think) 死 sǐ (die)Pronunciation
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