踹 (chuài): to kick, to trample, to tread on

踹 (chuài) is a Chinese character meaning “to kick.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 耑 (phonetic). It ranks #2995 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 踹 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 足 foot16 strokesFrequency #2995足 semantic耑 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to kick
  2. to trample
  3. to tread on

Etymology & Origin

踹

pictophoneticfoot

Decomposition: ⿰足耑 (layout: left-right)

Components:足semantic耑phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
踹共verbchuài gòng(Tw) (neologism, attested by 2010) to speak one's mind directly (face to face with the person with whom one has an is...
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

踹 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 踹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

狠hěn
0.50742 co-occurrences
踢tī
0.47764 co-occurrences
脚jiǎo
0.41946 co-occurrences
倒dǎo
0.36742 co-occurrences
慰wèi
0.36414 co-occurrences
腿tuǐ
0.36014 co-occurrences
猛měng
0.35516 co-occurrences
怒nù
0.34712 co-occurrences
偷tōu
0.33214 co-occurrences
飞fēi
0.32830 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

踹字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

chuài zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "踹" is not commonly used in everyday life.

中時新聞網Apr 2026

当街暴走踹警车还打坏密录器 高雄印尼男辩思乡情绪失...

dāng jiē bào zǒu chuài jǐng chē hái dǎ huài mì lù qì gāo xióng yìn ní nán biàn sī xiāng qíng xù shī . . .

Indonesian man in Kaohsiung rampages through the streets, kicks police car, and damages body camera; claims he lost control due to homesickness...

LtnMar 2026

台南烂醉男自撞喷摔、踹警车挡板 网:他倒地“全身血”近看超恶

tái nán làn zuì nán zì zhuàng pēn shuāi , chuài jǐng chē dǎng bǎn wǎng : tā dǎo dì quán shēn xiě jìn kàn chāo è

Drunk man in Tainan crashes into a barrier, then kicks a police car; netizens: He was "covered in blood" when he fell—it looks really gruesome up close

UdnnewsindexMar 2026

男友当街搭讪引发女友不满 怒踹路边物品波及无辜夫妇

nán yǒu dāng jiē dā 讪 yǐn fā nǚ yǒu bù mǎn nù chuài lù biān wù pǐn bō jí wú gū fū fù

Boyfriend's public pickup attempt upsets girlfriend; she kicks objects on the street, accidentally hitting an innocent couple

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 足 (foot) component

路lù跟gēn跑pǎo跳tiào距jù踪zōng趾zhǐ跃yuè踝huái踏tà

Related Characters

跑pǎo跟gēn路lù足zú跳tiào距jù跃yuè跌diē跨kuà跪guì

Homophones — Characters pronounced chuài

揣chuāi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 踹 (chuài) mean in Chinese?
踹 (chuài) primarily means "to kick." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2995 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 踹 and 端?
踹 (chuài) and 端 (duān) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 足 vs 立 (same 耑 component).
How many strokes does 踹 have?
踹 is written with 16 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 踹?
The radical associated with 踹 is 足 (foot). This radical appears in many characters related to foot.
What are the components of 踹?
踹 is composed of: 足 (semantic), 耑 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰足耑 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 踹?
Common words with 踹 include: 踹共 (chuài gòng, "(Tw) (neologism, attested by 2010) to speak one's mind directly (face to face with the person with whom one has an is..."). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 踹 (chuài)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chuài: 揣 (to put into (one's pockets, clothes)). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 踹 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 踹 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.