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The Cantonese word paau - 跑 - paau2
(to run in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

paau2
also: paau4

English translations

to run, to flee

Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 跑 ( paau2 ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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The traditional Chinese characters of paau2 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Sports
Character complexity
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is composed of 12 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

foot  |  sports car
跑 ( paau / paau2 ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 818)
More words that mean to run in Cantonese
din1 ( 颠 ), jing4 ( 营 )
More words that mean to flee in Cantonese
mong4 ( 亡 )

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