Radical 辶

9 strokes

適

road 辶 (26a) + tongue 舌 (457a) = suitable 适

合适 (347) héshì appropriate

[适合 (347) shìhé to suit, to fit]

[适当 (267) shìdāng suitable, appropriate]

[适用 (130) shìyòng applicable, suitable]

(The king likes to walk barefoot about his kingdom) He has a team of lackeys to lick the road with their tongues to check that it is suitable for his dainty feet. / The dwarf is dismissive, “What a charade!”