foot

Origin & mnemonic

The foot radical originates from a pictograph of the human foot in ancient script. The original shape clearly depicts the joints of toes and the heel.

Mnemonic: The foot radical resembles a human foot with clearly visible toe joints and heel.

• 跬kuǐ🔊

  brief

  13 strokes

• 跮chì🔊

  hasty walking

  13 strokes

• 跱zhì🔊

  to squat

  13 strokes

• 跲jiá🔊

  to stumble

  13 strokes

• 跶dā🔊

  to stumble

  13 strokes

• 跷qiāo🔊

  to raise one's foot

  13 strokes

• 跸bì🔊

  to clear streets when emperor tours

  13 strokes

• 跹xiān🔊

  to manner of dancing

  13 strokes

• 跻jī🔊

  (literary) to ascend; to climb; to mount

  13 strokes

• 踌chóu🔊

  used in 躊躇|踌躇[chou2 chu2]

  14 strokes

• 跽jì🔊

  kneel

  14 strokes

• 踅xué🔊

  to walk around

  14 strokes

• 踆qūn🔊

  squat

  14 strokes

• 踈shū🔊

  variant of 疏[shu1]

  14 strokes

• 踉liàng🔊

  used in 踉蹌|踉跄[liang4 qiang4]

  14 strokes

• 踊yǒng🔊

  leap

  14 strokes

• 踋jiǎo🔊

  old variant of 腳|脚[jiao3]

  14 strokes

• 踢tī🔊

  to kick

  HSK 6

  15 strokes

• 踩cǎi🔊

  variant of 踩[cai3]

  HSK 6

  15 strokes

• 踞jù🔊

  to be based upon

  15 strokes

• 踏tà🔊

  to tread

  HSK 6

  15 strokes

• 䠀chǎng🔊

  to squat; to sit

  15 strokes

• 踒wō🔊

  to slip and sprain a limb

  15 strokes

• 踔chuō🔊

  to get ahead

  15 strokes

• 踖jí🔊

  to step

  15 strokes

• 踘jū🔊

  leather ball

  15 strokes

• 踜lèng🔊

  to stumble

  15 strokes

• 踝huái🔊

  ankle

  15 strokes

• 踟chí🔊

  used in 踟躕|踟蹰[chi2 chu2]

  15 strokes

• 踠wǎn🔊

  ankle

  15 strokes

• 踡quán🔊

  to curl up

  15 strokes

• 踣bó🔊

  (literary) to tumble; to fall down

  15 strokes

• 踤cù🔊

  to butt against

  15 strokes

• 踥qiè🔊

  to walk with small steps

  15 strokes

• 踦jǐ🔊

  shin

  15 strokes

• 踧cù🔊

  carefully

  15 strokes

• 踪zōng🔊

  variant of 蹤|踪[zong1]

  15 strokes

• 踬zhì🔊

  to stumble

  15 strokes

• 踮diǎn🔊

  to stand on tiptoe

  15 strokes

• 踯zhí🔊

  used in 躑躅|踯躅[zhi2 zhu2]

  15 strokes

• 踺jiàn🔊

  used in 踺子[jian4 zi5]

  15 strokes

• 踹chuài🔊

  to kick

  HSK 7

  16 strokes

• 蹄tí🔊

  hoof

  16 strokes

• 踱duó🔊

  to pace; to stroll

  16 strokes

• 踵zhǒng🔊

  to arrive

  16 strokes

• 踶dì🔊

  to kick

  16 strokes

• 踼táng🔊

  to fall flat

  16 strokes

• 踽jǔ🔊

  hunchbacked

  16 strokes