徙 (xǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “to move (one’s home)”. It is written from 彳 (a short step; the “double-person” left side) and 止 (stop) and 龰 (bottom component of 走; four-stroke base ending in a long right sweep), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
Build the character for “to move; to migrate”
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Structure
彳 + 止 + 龰
Left–right structure
- 彳 a short step; the “double-person” left side · chì unknown
- 止 stop · zhǐ unknown
- 龰 bottom component of 走; four-stroke base ending in a long right sweep unknown
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画分组核验（现代字形拆分：左 彳[0-2]，右 止[3-6]+龰[7-10]）
Memory aid
On the left, 彳 is a short step. On the right, 止 (a foot that stops) sits on top of 龰, the walking base of 走. Step, stop, walk on again — moving house one load at a time.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 迁徙qiān xǐto migrate; to move to another place徙 = xǐ
Go deeper
All readings
to move; to migrate
to move (one’s home); to migrate; to relocate
迁移；搬到别处去。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 迁徙qiān xǐto migrate; to move to another place徙 = xǐ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 徙 mean?
徙 (xǐ) means to move (one’s home); to migrate; to relocate.
How do you pronounce 徙?
It is pronounced xǐ.
What parts is 徙 made of?
彳 (a short step; the “double-person” left side) and 止 (stop) and 龰 (bottom component of 走; four-stroke base ending in a long right sweep), side by side. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画分组核验（现代字形拆分：左 彳[0-2]，右 止[3-6]+龰[7-10]）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 徙 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 徙?
彳. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 徙?
Common ones are 迁徙. The reading of 徙 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.