腿 (tuǐ): leg
腿 (tuǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “leg.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (structural) and 退 (structural). It ranks #1343 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 腿 flesh ⺼ used to walk 退; 退 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- leg
Etymology & Origin
ideographicFlesh ⺼ used to walk 退; 退 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰⺼退 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大腿noun | dà tuǐ | thigh |
| 火腿noun | huǒ tuǐ | ham |
| 跑腿verb | pǎo tuǐ | to run errands |
| 踢腿verb | tī tuǐ | to kick |
| 小腿noun | xiǎo tuǐ | lower leg (from knee to ankle) |
| 拖后腿verb | tuō hòu tuǐ | to impede |
| 瘸腿noun | qué tuǐ | crippled |
| 腿脚noun | tuǐ jiǎo | legs and feet |
| 裤腿noun | kù tuǐ | trouser leg |
| 狗腿子noun | gǒu tuǐ zi | dog's leg |
| 飞毛腿noun | fēi máo tuǐ | swift feet |
| 拔腿verb | bá tuǐ | to break into a run |
| 二郎腿noun | èr láng tuǐ | one leg over the other (legs crossed) |
| 撒腿verb | sā tuǐ | to take to one's heels |
| 蹬腿 | dēng tuǐ | to kick one's legs |
腿 appears in 78 compound words: 13 as the first character, 64 as the last, and 23 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 腿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
跑步后腿部肌肉酸痛，需要做一些拉伸运动来缓解。
Pǎobù hòu tuǐbù jīròu suāntòng, xūyào zuò yìxiē lāshēn yùndòng lái huǎnjiě.
After running, leg muscles are sore; some stretching exercises are needed to relieve the pain.
532锻炼法 打造黄金比例美腿
5 3 2 duàn liàn fǎ dǎ zào huáng jīn bǐ lì měi tuǐ
532 workout method to create beautiful legs in the golden ratio
...当劳2.23起推全新人气着数套餐 脆辣鸡腿饱餐首次加入 黄泽林首拍“老麦”广告重新...
. . . dāng láo 2 . 2 3 qǐ tuī quán xīn rén qì zhe shǔ tào cān cuì là jī tuǐ bǎo cān shǒu cì jiā rù huáng zé lín shǒu pāi lǎo mài guǎng gào chóng xīn . . .
... When Labor 2.23 launches a new popular set meal Crispy and spicy chicken leg full meal is added for the first time Huang Zelin's first shot of the "Lao Mai" advertisement re...
麦当劳全新人气着数套餐优惠!脆辣鸡腿饱餐减$10 麦乐鸡/麦炸鸡/猪柳蛋汉堡...
mài dāng láo quán xīn rén qì zhe shǔ tào cān yōu huì ! cuì là jī tuǐ bǎo cān jiǎn 1 0 mài lè jī mài zhà jī zhū liǔ dàn hàn bǎo . . .
McDonald's new popular set meal discount! Crispy and spicy chicken thighs $10 off McNuggets / McFried Chicken / Pork Fillet and Egg Burger...
大安医美老板开工腿部中弹 枪手提前3小时勘查地形画面曝
dà ān yī měi lǎo bǎn kāi gōng tuǐ bù zhōng dàn qiāng shǒu tí qián 3 xiǎo shí kān chá dì xíng huà miàn pù
The boss of Daan Medical Beauty was shot in the leg at work, and the gunman surveyed the terrain 3 hours in advance
对话28岁兼职“面子特派员”:跑腿代看留守老人送温..
duì huà suì jiān zhí miàn zǐ tè pā yuán pǎo tuǐ dài kàn liú shǒu lǎo rén sòng wēn . .
Dialogue with the 28-year-old part-time "face special agent": running errands on behalf of the elderly left behind to send warm...
我的腿有什么毛病？
Wǒ de tuǐ yǒu shénme máobìng?
What's wrong with my legs?
谁告诉你们汤姆把腿摔断的？
Shéi gàosu nǐmen Tāngmǔ bǎ tuǐ shuāiduàn de?
Who told you Tom broke his leg?
他的腿被鳄鱼咬了。
Tā de tuǐ bèi èyú yǎo le.
His leg was bitten by a crocodile.
我踢足球的时候弄伤了腿。
Wǒ tī zúqiú de shíhou nòngshāng le tuǐ.
I injured my leg playing football.
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