move one's abode

To step  out on a long journey 

Components
彳 meaning component

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chì

  

walk

歨 meaning component

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Evolution

徙 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
徙 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

move one's abode, shift, migrate; (literary) to change one's residence

Most common words with 徙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

迁徙

to migrate

(literary) to change one's residence

转徙

to migrate

曲突徙薪

fig. to take preventive measures

Component uses

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