迈 mài old
old; to take a step; to stride
How to remember 迈: 辶 road + 万 ten thousand = old. After walking this road to market ten thousand times, the farmer's knees tell him that he is finally old.
Component breakdown
迈 = 辶 road + 万 ten thousand
- 辶 road
- 万 ten thousand
After walking this road to market ten thousand times, the farmer's knees tell him that he is finally old.
How it is used
- To stride/step forward. 迈步 (màibù) to take a step, 迈进 (màijìn) to stride into/advance toward - 迈向未来 (mài xiàng wèilái) to stride toward the future.
- Second sense: advanced in years - 年迈 (niánmài) aged, elderly. And 豪迈 (háomài) bold and unrestrained.