# 步

| 步 | U+6B65, &#27493; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B65 |
| ← 此 [U+6B64] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 武 → [U+6B66] |

## Translingual
### Han character

步 (Kangxi radical 77, 止+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 卜中一竹 (YLMH), four-corner 2120$_9$, composition ⿱止𣥂)
* Shuowen Jiezi radical №29

#### Derived characters

* 踄, 歲, 涉, 陟, 荹, 徏, 捗, 𩷖

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 574, character 15
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16264
* Dae Jaweon: page 964, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1438, character 6
* Unihan data for U+6B65

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 步
* Western Zhou
* Bronze inscriptions
| | Old Chinese |
| 荹 | *baː, *baːs |
| 步 | *baːs |
| 踄 | *baːɡ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 止 (“foot”) + 止 (“foot”) reversed – one foot in front of the other. Compare: 夅, 舛, other characters deriving from "two feet". See also the inner component of 歲. Unrelated to 少.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bù (bu$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bu$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бу (bu, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bou$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bu$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pu$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phu
    (Hailu, HRS): pu$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pu$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bu$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): bū
* Eastern Min (BUC): buô
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pō͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bou$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bu$^4$ / bu$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bù
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bù
*** Wade–Giles: pu$^4$
*** Yale: bù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buh
*** Palladius: бу (bu)
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bu$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bu
*** Sinological IPA : /pu²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бу (bu, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /pou⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bou$^6$
*** Yale: bouh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /pou̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pu³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰu¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phu
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pu$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰu⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pu⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bū
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: buô
*** Sinological IPA : /puɔ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘
*** Tâi-lô: pōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: po
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /pɔ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pɔ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pɔ²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bou$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pōu
*** Sinological IPA : /pou¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$bu
*** MiniDict: bu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$bu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bu²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bu$^4$ / bu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁴⁵/, /pu²¹/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit步 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /pu⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /pu⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /pu⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /pu²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /pu⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /pu³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /pu⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /pv̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /pu¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /pu¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /pu²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /pu³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /pu¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /pu²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /pu²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /pu⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /pu⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /pu⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /pu³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /pu⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /bu²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /bu³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /bu¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /bøy²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /pʰu²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /pʰu¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /pu⁵⁵/ /pu¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /bu²¹/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /pʰu²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /pʰu⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /pʰu⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /pou²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /pu²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /pou²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /pɔ²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /puɔ²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /pu⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /pou³¹/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /ʔbu³⁵/ /ʔbɔu²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: buH
Rime :
| Character | 步 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 薄故切 |
| Baxter | buH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /buo$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /buo$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bo$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bɔ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /bo$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /bu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱuo$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bou$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*mə-bˤa-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*baːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 步 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bu$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*mə-bˁa-s/ |
| English | step |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 步 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1051 |
| Phonetic component | 步 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 捕 |
| Old Chinese | /*baːs/ |

### Definitions

步
* to walk; to stroll
* to measure distance by steps
* to follow; to imitate; to copy
* to calculate; to reckon
* (Classical) two steps
* step; pace; distance between two feet when walking
* (figurative) step; procedure
    求職的第一步／求职的第一步 ― qiúzhí de dìyī bù ― the first step to finding a job
* stance; position; situation
* (military) infantry
* Classifier for steps.
* a surname

#### Synonyms

* (to walk):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 行, 步 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 走, 行走 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 走 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 走 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 走 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 走 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 走 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 走 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 走 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 跑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 走 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 走 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 走 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 走 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 走 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 走 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 走 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 行 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 行 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 行 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 行 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 行 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 行 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 行 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 行 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 行 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 去, 行 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 走 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 行 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 行 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 行 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 行 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 行 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 行 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 行 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 行 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 行 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 行 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 行 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 行 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 行 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 行 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 行 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 行 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 行 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 走 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 走 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 行 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 行 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 行 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 行 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 行 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 行 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 行 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 行 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 行 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 行 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 行 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 行 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 行 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 行 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 行 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 行 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 行 |
| Hakka | Changting | 行 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 行 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 行 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 行 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 行 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 行 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 走, 行 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 走 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 行 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 行 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 走 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 走 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 走 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 走 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 行 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 行 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 行 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 行 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 行 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 行 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 行 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 行 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 行 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 行 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 行 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 走 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 走 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 行 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 行 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 行 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 行 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 走 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 行 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 行 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 行 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 走 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 走 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 行 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 行 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 行 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 行 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 走, 行 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 走 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 行 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 行 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 行 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 行 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 行 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 行 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 行 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 行 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 行 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 行 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 行 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 行 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 行 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 行 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 行 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 行 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 行 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 行 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 行 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 行 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 行 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 行 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 行 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 行 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 行 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 行 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 行 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 行 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 行 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 行 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 行 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 行 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 行 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 行 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 行 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 行 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 行 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 行 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 行 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 行 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 行 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 行 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 行 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 行 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 行 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 行 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 行, 走 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 行 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 行 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 行 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 行 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 行 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 行 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 行 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 行 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 行 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 行 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 行 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 行 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 行 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 行 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 行 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 走, 跑 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 跑 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 走, 跑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 行 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 走, 跑 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 走, 行 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 走, 行 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 走, 蹩 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 走 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 行 |
* 串 (literary, or in compounds)
* 履行 (lǚxíng) (literary)
* 徒步 (túbù)
* 步履 (bùlǚ) (literary)
* 步行 (bùxíng)
* 步趨 / 步趋 (bùqū)
* 步輦 / 步辇 (Hokkien)
* 行動 / 行动 (xíngdòng)
* 行步 (xíngbù) (literary)
* 行走 (xíngzǒu)
* 走動 / 走动 (zǒudòng)
* 走路 (zǒulù)
* 走道 (zǒudào)
* (to follow):
* 尾隨 / 尾随 (wěisuí)
* 接著 / 接着 (jiēzhe)
* 跈 (Hakka, literary)
* 跈等 (Hakka)
* 跟從 / 跟从 (gēncóng)
* 跟綴 / 跟缀 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 跟著 / 跟着 (gēnzhe)
* 跟隨 / 跟随 (gēnsuí)
* 追隨 / 追随 (zhuīsuí)
* 隨 / 随 (suí)
* (step): 步子 (bùzi), 腳步／脚步 (jiǎobù), (archaic) 跬 (kuǐ)

### Compounds

* 一步 (yībù)
* 一步一攧 / 一步一𭣇
* 一步一趨 / 一步一趋
* 一步一踱
* 一步一鬼
* 一步棋
* 一步步
* 一步登天 (yībùdēngtiān)
* 七步之才
* 七步奇才
* 七步成詩 / 七步成诗
* 三兩步 / 三两步
* 三步兩步 / 三步两步
* 三腳兩步 / 三脚两步
* 五步成詩 / 五步成诗
* 五步蛇
* 亦步亦趨 / 亦步亦趋 (yìbùyìqū)
* 代步 (dàibù)
* 促步 (cùbù)
* 信步 (xìnbù)
* 便步 (biànbù)
* 信步而行
* 借一步
* 停步 (tíngbù)
* 健步 (jiànbù)
* 健步如飛 / 健步如飞 (jiànbùrúfēi)
* 停雲慢步 / 停云慢步
* 偷食步 (thau-chia̍h-pō͘) (Min Nan)
* 先走一步
* 八步周行
* 凌波微步
* 初步 (chūbù)
* 力求進步 / 力求进步
* 加快腳步 / 加快脚步
* 勞步 / 劳步
* 千古獨步 / 千古独步
* 千載獨步 / 千载独步
* 占地步
* 卻步 / 却步 (quèbù)
* 原地踏步 (yuándìtàbù)
* 同步 (tóngbù)
* 同步傳輸 / 同步传输
* 同步衛星 / 同步卫星 (tóngbù wèixīng)
* 同步錄音 / 同步录音
* 單步 / 单步
* 四方步 (sìfāngbù)
* 國步 / 国步
* 國步艱難 / 国步艰难
* 地步 (dìbù)
* 大步流星 (dàbùliúxīng)
* 大踏步 (dàtàbù)
* 大馬步掛 / 大马步挂
* 天步
* 太空漫步 (tàikōng mànbù)
* 奮身獨步 / 奋身独步
* 學步 / 学步 (xuébù)
* 學步車 / 学步车 (xuébùchē)
* 學步邯鄲 / 学步邯郸
* 安步 (ānbù)
* 安步當車 / 安步当车
* 定步觀瞻 / 定步观瞻
* 寸步 (cùnbù)
* 寸步不離 / 寸步不离 (cùnbùbùlí)
* 寸步難移 / 寸步难移
* 寸步難行 / 寸步难行 (cùnbùnánxíng)
* 小步舞曲
* 尺步繩趨 / 尺步绳趋
* 常步
* 平步青雲 / 平步青云 (píngbùqīngyún)
* 弓步 (gōngbù)
* 弓箭步 (gōngjiànbù)
* 後步 / 后步 (hòubù)
* 徒步 (túbù)
* 徐步 (xúbù)
* 徒步旅行
* 徒步當車 / 徒步当车
* 得步進步 / 得步进步
* 急步 (jíbù)
* 慢步 (mànbù)
* 投步
* 折腰步
* 拖步
* 拔步
* 拐步
* 拔步床
* 捉腳步 / 捉脚步
* 推步
* 推群獨步 / 推群独步
* 搶步 / 抢步
* 撇步 (piěbù)
* 撩衣破步
* 改步改玉
* 放步 (fàngbù)
* 故步
* 故步自封 (gùbùzìfēng)
* 效顰學步 / 效颦学步
* 散步 (sànbù)
* 斂步 / 敛步
* 方步 (fāngbù)
* 方領矩步 / 方领矩步
* 昂首闊步 / 昂首阔步 (ángshǒukuòbù)
* 曳步
* 望而卻步 / 望而却步 (wàng'érquèbù)
* 木蘭步 / 木兰步
* 架步
* 款步
* 止步 (zhǐbù)
* 正步 (zhèngbù)
* 步人後塵 / 步人后尘 (bùrénhòuchén)
* 步伐 (bùfá)
* 步伐異常 / 步伐异常
* 步光
* 步兵 (bùbīng)
* 步兵學校 / 步兵学校
* 步兵校尉
* 步兵炮
* 步卒 (bùzú)
* 步哨 (bùshào)
* 步嚲 / 步亸
* 步大汗
* 步天
* 步子 (bùzi)
* 步履 (bùlǚ)
* 步履如飛 / 步履如飞
* 步履維艱 / 步履维艰 (bùlǚwéijiān)
* 步幅 (bùfú)
* 步廊
* 步弓 (bùgōng)
* 步後塵 / 步后尘
* 步快
* 步打
* 步搖 / 步摇 (bùyáo)
* 步擊 / 步击
* 步斗踏罡
* 步月 (bùyuè)
* 步月登雲 / 步月登云
* 步月華 / 步月华
* 步槍 / 步枪 (bùqiāng)
* 步步 (bùbù)
* 步步為營 / 步步为营 (bùbùwéiyíng)
* 步步生花
* 步步留心
* 步步蓮花 / 步步莲花 (bùbùliánhuā)
* 步步行兇 / 步步行凶
* 步步金蓮 / 步步金莲
* 步步驚魂 / 步步惊魂
* 步步高 (bùbùgāo)
* 步步高陞 / 步步高升 (bùbùgāoshēng)
* 步武 (bùwǔ)
* 步武堂皇
* 步法 (bùfǎ)
* 步測 / 步测 (bùcè)
* 步爵
* 步砌
* 步碾兒 / 步碾儿
* 步程計 / 步程计
* 步簷 / 步檐
* 步線行針 / 步线行针
* 步罡
* 步罡踏斗
* 步虛聲 / 步虚声
* 步蟾
* 步行 (bùxíng)
* 步行機 / 步行机
* 步話機 / 步话机 (bùhuàjī)
* 步調 / 步调 (bùdiào)
* 步談機 / 步谈机 (bùtánjī)
* 步走 (bùzǒu)
* 步趨 / 步趋 (bùqū)
* 步趾
* 步踟躕 / 步踟蹰
* 步軍 / 步军 (bùjūn)
* 步軍統領 / 步军统领
* 步輦 / 步辇 (bùniǎn)
* 步輦兒 / 步辇儿
* 步輿 / 步舆
* 步進馬達 / 步进马达 (bùjìn mǎdá)
* 步道 (bùdào)
* 步隊 / 步队
* 步障
* 步雪履穿
* 步青雲 / 步青云
* 步韻 / 步韵 (bùyùn)
* 步頭 / 步头 (bùtóu)
* 步頻 / 步频
* 步飛煙傳 / 步飞烟传
* 步香塵 / 步香尘
* 步騎 / 步骑
* 步驟 / 步骤 (bùzhòu)
* 殘步 / 残步
* 民權初步 / 民权初步
* 江東步兵 / 江东步兵
* 江東獨步 / 江东独步
* 測步器 / 测步器
* 溪步
* 漫步 (mànbù)
* 潘妃步
* 潛步 / 潜步 (qiánbù)
* 牛步化
* 狐步舞
* 猛虎步
* 獨步 / 独步 (dúbù)
* 獨步一時 / 独步一时
* 獨步天下 / 独步天下 (dúbùtiānxià)
* 獨步當時 / 独步当时
* 玉步 (yùbù)
* 留後步 / 留后步
* 留步 (liúbù)
* 留退步
* 疾步 (jíbù)
* 百步 (bǎibù)
* 百步穿楊 / 百步穿杨 (bǎibùchuānyáng)
* 百步蛇 (bǎibùshé)
* 矩步
* 矩步方行
* 破步撩衣
* 碎步
* 碎步兒 / 碎步儿
* 禁步
* 禹步
* 萬步表 / 万步表
* 移步 (yíbù)
* 穿楊百步 / 穿杨百步
* 窘步
* 竿頭一步 / 竿头一步
* 第一步
* 箭步 (jiànbù)
* 納步 / 纳步
* 累足成步
* 緩一步 / 缓一步
* 緩步 / 缓步 (huǎnbù)
* 緩步代車 / 缓步代车
* 緩步徐行 / 缓步徐行
* 緩步細搖 / 缓步细摇
* 縱步 / 纵步 (zòngbù)
* 繩趨尺步 / 绳趋尺步
* 翔步 (xiángbù)
* 腳步 / 脚步 (jiǎobù)
* 腳步錢 / 脚步钱
* 腳高步低 / 脚高步低
* 膝行肘步
* 自動步槍 / 自动步枪 (zìdòng bùqiāng)
* 自然步道
* 臺步 / 台步 (táibù)
* 舉步 / 举步 (jǔbù)
* 舉步如飛 / 举步如飞
* 舉步生風 / 举步生风
* 舉步維艱 / 举步维艰 (jǔbùwéijiān)
* 舞步 (wǔbù)
* 蓮步 / 莲步 (liánbù)
* 虎步 (hǔbù)
* 虎步龍行 / 虎步龙行
* 蝸步難移 / 蜗步难移
* 蝸步龜移 / 蜗步龟移 (wōbùguīyí)
* 行步如風 / 行步如风
* 行步如飛 / 行步如飞
* 行針步線 / 行针步线
* 襲步 / 袭步
* 規行矩步 / 规行矩步
* 規言矩步 / 规言矩步
* 覷步 / 觑步
* 謝步 / 谢步
* 讓一步 / 让一步
* 讓步 / 让步 (ràngbù)
* 走步 (zǒubù)
* 起步 (qǐbù)
* 趨步 / 趋步
* 趲步 / 趱步
* 跑步 (pǎobù)
* 跋步床
* 跬步 (kuǐbù)
* 跨步 (kuàbù)
* 跬步不離 / 跬步不离
* 跬步千里
* 踏步 (tàbù)
* 踏步床
* 踱方步
* 踱步 (duóbù)
* 蹞步
* 躧步 / 𰸐步
* 躩步 (juébù)
* 輪鎗拽步 / 轮枪拽步
* 退一步 (tuì yī bù)
* 退一步想
* 退步 (tuìbù)
* 退身步兒 / 退身步儿
* 逐步 (zhúbù)
* 這步田地 / 这步田地
* 進一步 / 进一步 (jìnyībù)
* 逸步 (yìbù)
* 進步 / 进步 (jìnbù)
* 進步神速 / 进步神速
* 邁方步 / 迈方步
* 邁步 / 迈步 (màibù)
* 邁步猛進 / 迈步猛进
* 那步
* 邯鄲學步 / 邯郸学步 (hándānxuébù)
* 金步搖 / 金步摇 (jīnbùyáo)
* 金蓮步 / 金莲步
* 長足進步 / 长足进步
* 閒步 / 闲步
* 闊步 / 阔步 (kuòbù)
* 闊步高談 / 阔步高谈
* 陔步
* 雅步
* 雍容雅步
* 雲步 / 云步
* 音步 (yīnbù)
* 飛步 / 飞步
* 餘步 / 余步
* 馬步 / 马步 (mǎbù)
* 高步通衢
* 高步雲衢 / 高步云衢
* 高視闊步 / 高视阔步 (gāoshìkuòbù)
* 高談闊步 / 高谈阔步
* 高談雅步 / 高谈雅步
* 鴨步鵝行 / 鸭步鹅行
* 鵝行鴨步 / 鹅行鸭步
* 鶴步 / 鹤步
* 鷹視狼步 / 鹰视狼步
* 齊步 / 齐步
* 龍行虎步 / 龙行虎步 (lóng xíng hǔ bù)
* 龍驤虎步 / 龙骧虎步 (lóngxiānghǔbù)

### References

* “步”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02069

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 歩 |
| Kyūjitai | 步 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 歩)
* walk
* a step

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぶ (bu)
* Kan-on: ほ (ho)
* Kan’yō-on: ふ (fu)
* Kun: あるく (aruku, 步く)、あゆむ (ayumu, 步む)、あゆみ (ayumi, 步み)

#### Compounds

* 步(ほ)廊(ろう) (horō, “corridor; platform”)
* 步行(ほこう) (hokō, “travel by foot”)
* 散步(さんぽ) (sanpo, “a walk, to go walking, scatter-steps”)

## Korean
### Hanja

步 (eumhun 걸음 보 (georeum bo))
* hanja form of 보 (“step”)

#### Compounds

* 보수계 (步數計, bosugye, “pedometer”)
* 보행자 (步行者, bohaengja, “pedestrian”)
* 횡단보도 (橫斷步道, hoengdanbodo, “crosswalk”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

步: Hán Nôm readings: bộ, bụa, buạ
* (to) step/walk

### Compounds

* 𠫾步 (đi bộ) to walk on foot, to stroll
* 步隊 (bộ đội) Soldier, specifically a Communist soldier
* 步行 (bộ hành) Pedestrian
* 𧼋步 (chạy bộ) to run, jog