徙
xǐ
(literary) to change one's residence
step (彳) + two feet walking (歨) = relocating one's home
彳 signals movement along a path, while 歨 depicts two feet stepping one after the other — together they paint a picture of deliberately walking away from one place to settle in another. The character evokes the deliberate, foot-by-foot act of relocating.
彳A half of the crossroads radicalSemantic
歨An archaic component depicting two feet in sequenceSemantic
古人常因战乱而徙居他处。
gǔ rén cháng yīn zhàn luàn ér xǐ jū tā chǔ。
People in ancient times often moved their residence elsewhere because of war.
史书记载，那次大水之后，百姓被迫徙于高地。
shǐ shū jì zǎi，nà cì dà shuǐ zhī hòu，bǎi xìng bèi pò xǐ yú gāo dì。
The historical records state that after that great flood, the common people were forced to move to higher ground.