遛
liù · HSK 7
to stroll
🐕🚶 辶 walk radical + 留 (liú, stay) — the sound comes from 留, the meaning from the walking foot
遛 pairs the 辶 movement radical with 留 (liú), which lends the near-identical sound liù. Most common in 遛狗 (liù gǒu), to walk the dog.
遛 — walk radical 辶 + 留 (liú, stay)
A phono-semantic compound: 辶 (walk/movement) gives the meaning of strolling, while 留 supplies the sound, shifted in tone to liù. Originally used for leading animals on a leisurely walk, it now commonly means to stroll or saunter, as in 遛狗 (walk a dog).