迈 mài old
old; to take a step; to stride
怎么记住“迈”: 辶 walking + 万 ten thousand = old. After walking to market ten thousand times, the farmer's knees tell him that he is finally old.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
迈 = 辶 walking + 万 ten thousand
- 辶 walking meaning
- 万 ten thousand sound
After walking to market ten thousand times, the farmer's knees tell him that he is finally old.
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and the other part gives the sound: to travel far.
用法
- 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.