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⾜

foot

zú (zu2)

Radical no. 157 · 7 strokes (第 157 部首 · 7 画 dì 157 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾜ (zú) — meaning: foot, 7 strokes.

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.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

7 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 足zú

    (bound form) foot; leg

    HSK 6

    7 strokes

  • 趴pā

    to lie on one's stomach

    HSK 7

    9 strokes

  • 䟖zhǐ

    erroneous variant of 趾[zhi3]

    10 strokes

  • 趵bào

    jump

    10 strokes

  • 趷kē

    to jolt

    10 strokes

  • 趸dǔn

    wholesale

    10 strokes

  • 趿tā

    see 趿拉[ta1 la5]

    10 strokes

Quick check

A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.

Question 1 of 5

Which radical is the main radical of 趷?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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