徒

• Physical movement: To go on foot; pedestrian.
• Social/Relational: A follower, disciple, associate, or companion; those attached to a master, a school of thought, or a cause. Can refer to a group or "band" of such followers.
• Military: Infantry; soldiers who fight on foot.

• Adverbial use: When modifying a verb, the glyph can indicate futility (in vain, fruitlessly) or exclusivity/limitation (merely, only, simply).

// Broader than //xuéshēng* (student), as it refers more generally to those attached to a master or cause.

• Semantic variant: U+28452.

// Phonology: Fanqie reading 同都; Tang-period reading //dho dho.

• In the context of movement, "on foot" often implies a lack of carriage or horse, which may signal commoner social status or the hardship and humility of the journey.