As you can see, the pictogram of 奔 is an image of running person. It can combine with many characters to form new words such as 奔放，奔腾，奔流，投奔，私奔，奔赴，etc.
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Category: Compound ideographs
走 walk
趾 toe, foot
When 足 meets 止, what happens？
As you have seen in the previous posts, both 足 and 止 came from the image of the foot. When they stay together, they form a new character but this new character still means foot, and also means toe. Check more about 趾
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”