disciple

To walk  in someone's footsteps 

Components
彳 meaning component

  Meaning component

chì

  

walk

走 meaning component

  Meaning component

zǒu

  

walk

Evolution

徒 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
徒 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
徒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
徒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
徒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

disciple, follower; go on foot; disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence

 

surname Tu

Most common words with 徒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

叛徒

traitor

歹徒

evildoer

disciple

有期徒刑

limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)

信徒

believer