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to stroll; to walk (an animal)

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,477 U+905B

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 留 (phonetic, liú)

components: 辶留

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 留

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 留 (liú) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
留 sound component	liú	to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;
溜	liū	to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery
瘤	liú	tumor, lump, goiter
榴	liú	pomegranate
鹠	liú	owl
骝	liú	a legendary horse
熘	liū	to steam, to stir-fry

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛	shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu	see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛\|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛	shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu	lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom); fig. the proof…
遛弯儿	liù wān r	erhua variant of 遛彎\|遛弯[liu4 wan1]
遛狗	liù gǒu	to walk a dog
遛娃	liù wá	(coll.) to take one's child out for a walk
遛弯	liù wān	(dialect) to take a walk; to go for a stroll
逗遛	dòu liú	variant of 逗留[dou4 liu2]