Radical 辶

9 strokes

road 辶 (26a) + stubborn 艮 (281a) = retreat 退

[退休 (727) tuìxīu to retire]

On the single-track road the two drivers sit, both stubbornly waiting for the other to retreat. / The ghostly dwarf, who guards the stretch of road, gets out his tape measure (to see who would have to reverse the least distance).