The Chinese Radical: 步




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Meaning
pace, step    步

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 2
walk, a pace, a step, march

Top: stop 止 (image of a right foot that stops at a line 一 ), bottom: Variant of little 少 (traditionally: the sign for right foot, similar to 少: put one foot in front of the other)
Stop a little when: walking.  
HSK 5
frequently, often, repetitious
pín
Left: pace, step 步 (Stop 止 a little 少 when: walking.), right: page, leaf, (fore)head 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
(Better results in learning:) For the steps use your head to repeat them frequently.  
HSK 6
to wade (trough a river), to be involved, experience
shè
Left: water 氵, right: walk, pace 步 (Stop 止 a little 少 when: walking.)
(The combination of:) "Water and to walk" means: to wade through a water.  
HSK 6
to be close to, near, to approach
bīn
Left: water 氵, right: frequently, often 频 (to go 步, side, head 页/頁 [head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrow 一])
The water goes (up to) your head and is thus (really) close to you.  

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