Radical 止

7 strokes

stop 止 (29a) + few 少 (377) = step 步

Note that the third stroke of “few” disappears in this character.

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“Stop! — only a few may walk in the master’s foot step s.” / The dwarf carefully removes his boots to lead the chosen few (placing his feet in the footprints).