溜达

liū da · HSK 7

to stroll

🚶 溜 (slip/saunter) + 达 (reach) = slide along until you arrive — a stroll

liū da sounds like leader: a leader sets an easy pace out front, ambling rather than rushing. 溜 carries the sense of sliding or sauntering, 达 of reaching a spot, so together they mean an unhurried walk.

溜 — water 氵 + 留 (liú, stay)
A semantic-phonetic compound: the water radical 氵 gives the meaning (smooth, slippery, flowing) while 留 supplies the sound. Originally describing water flowing swiftly and smoothly, it extended to mean 'slip,' 'glide,' or 'sneak away,' as well as 'slippery' surfaces.

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