辶
zǒu zhī páng
One foot on a road — that's why things are far, late, or sent back
The picture A single foot set on a road, carrying on forward along it. 辶 is a foot moving along a road, 扌 is a hand moving without leaving its place.
Where the picture shows up in 辶
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stepping across a road
我过马路的时候很小心。
wǒ guò mǎlù de shíhou hěn xiǎoxīn
I'm very careful when I cross the street.
A foot stepping from this side of the road over to the other
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stepping inward
请进来坐。
qǐng jìnlái zuò
Come in and sit down.
A foot going over the threshold and landing inside the room
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walking the road backwards
这件衣服可以退吗?
zhè jiàn yīfu kěyǐ tuì ma
Can I return this piece of clothing?
Something carried in travelling back to the shop along the road it came by
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the road stretched out long
车站离这儿很远。
chēzhàn lí zhèr hěn yuǎn
The station is a long way from here.
The road in front of the foot stretching out until the end can't be seen
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the foot arriving behind time
对不起,我迟到了。
duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le
Sorry, I'm late.
A foot reaching the door only after the appointed hour has gone past
All of it in one picture
辶 is one foot on a road. Step it from this side to that and you get crossing; take it over a threshold and you get entering. Walk the same road backwards and you get sending something back; stretch the road to its limit and you get far. Let the foot arrive after the appointed time and you get late.