“但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。/但願人長久，千里共嬋娟。We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart.”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
走 walk
Pictogram of 足 foot
足 foot, very important body part, also has very important extended meanings such as sufficient, e.g. his ability is not sufficient 他能力不足；satisfy, 满足；be content with 知足，etc
步 step/pace
Why 止步 but not 止手？ Continue reading “步 step/pace”
Pictogram of 止 foot, stop
止 came from the image of a foot, and its meaning was extended to “stop, only/just.” Commonly used phrases are 停止 stop and 不止 not only/just