徙 xǐ to move
to move; to shift; to migrate
How to remember 徙: 彳 step forward + 歨 two feet = to move. Grandma takes a shaky step forward on her two feet, looks back at the village and boards the bus to move to her daughter's city.
Component breakdown
徙 = 彳 step forward + 歨 two feet
- 彳 step forward
- 歨 two feet
Grandma takes a shaky step forward on her two feet, looks back at the village and boards the bus to move to her daughter's city.
How it is used
- Literary 'to move/migrate': 迁徙 (qiānxǐ) to migrate - 候鸟迁徙 (hòuniǎo qiānxǐ) birds migrating, 人口迁徙 (rénkǒu qiānxǐ) population movement.
- 孟母三迁 references 徙; bound and formal.