TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
步
步 ＝ 止 ＋ 𣥂
ㄅㄨˋ · bù
noun — a step; pace
字源 FORM — what the parts do
𣥂義the second foot — 止 turned overworn until it sits one dot short of 少
Two feet, one print past the other — 止 above, the same foot turned over below — together they write walking, the step. The lower foot wore down through centuries of copying until it sits one dot short of 少.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雪地上兩個腳印（止），一前一後——有人剛走過。
Two footprints (止) in the snow, one before the other — someone just passed.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)腳步、一步— a step常用
→散步— to stroll — steps for their own sake
→進步、進一步— a step forward — progress
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension