止

Alternative forms

 * 𣥂
 * 龰 (when used as a bottom radical)

Note that 龰 may also be a component of the radicals 疋 (𤴓/𤴔), 辵 (辶), 走, and 足 (𧾷).

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/止
 * (originally contain 止)
 * (originally contain 止)
 * (originally contain 止)

Descendants

 * と ( character derived from )
 * ト ( character derived from )

Glyph origin
– a footprint, originally meaning "foot". The derivative refers to the original meaning. Compare. Note that in oracle script, composed of 3 toes and a sole.

Compare to, , which have similar shape in oracle script, but pointing down (toe pointing right), and (as in right side of , roughly , toe pointing left), hence different evolution.

Definitions

 * 1)  foot
 * 2) to stop; to halt
 * 3) to bring to an end; to stop; to relieve
 * 4) to end; to finish
 * 5) only (original form of )
 * 6) 71st tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝍌)
 * 1) only (original form of )
 * 2) 71st tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝍌)

Kanji

 * 1)  to stop
 * 2)  to stop, to terminate