足 (zú): foot
足 (zú) is a Chinese character meaning “foot.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural). It ranks #527 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 足 the leg 口 above the foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- foot
Etymology & Origin
pictographicThe leg 口 above the foot
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 足
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 足够verb | zú gòu | enough | 5 |
| 满足verb | mǎn zú | to satisfy | 5 |
| 足球noun | zú qiú | soccer | 2 |
| 足以verb | zú yǐ | sufficient to... | 6 |
| 不足verb/noun | bù zú | insufficient | 5 |
| 十足adjective | shí zú | ample | 6 |
| 充足adjective | chōng zú | adequate | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足迹noun | zú jì | footprint |
| 足足adjective | zú zú | fully |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | (idiom) negligible |
| 足球队 | zú qiú duì | soccer team |
| 无足轻重 | wú zú qīng zhòng | insignificant |
| 远足verb | yuǎn zú | excursion |
| 涉足verb | shè zú | to set foot in |
| 失足verb | shī zú | to lose one's footing |
| 知足verb | zhī zú | content with one's situation |
| 足球赛 | zú qiú sài | soccer match |
| 手足无措phrase | shǒu zú wú cuò | at a loss to know what to do (idiom) |
| 心满意足 | xīn mǎn yì zú | perfectly contented (idiom) |
| 足球场 | zú qiú chǎng | football field |
| 自给自足phrase | zì jǐ zì zú | self-sufficiency |
| 立足verb | lì zú | to stand |
足 appears in 107 compound words: 27 as the first character, 52 as the last, and 21 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 足 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (42)
elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces; preparations for war are in an advanced state
cannot be described only by one example; by no means an isolated case; to be numerous; innumerable
not fit to serve as a model; not to be taken as an example; not an example to be followed; unauthoritative
Showing 12 of 42 idioms containing 足.
Example Sentences
足球是世界上最受欢迎的运动之一。
Zúqiú shì shìjiè shang zuì shòu huānyíng de yùndòng zhī yī.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world.
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歲 méi 媽 xiàng 網 mín bài nián zhōng 氣 shí zú jìn nián zài bèi rù 稟 shēn 請 pò 產 懶 lǐ 兒 zǐ 風 liú shì mǔ . . .
102-Year-Old Mei's Mother Greets Netizens with Vibrant Energy During Lunar New Year Recently Faced Another Bankruptcy Petition Unfazed by Son's Scandalous Affairs...
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. . . yī rù shì yuán 業 zhǔ chí 貨 bù zú nián jí 賺 qiú rù huǒ 盤 chéng jiāo
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...2快速通關計畫喊卡 航空業憂:旅客淪政治足球
. . . kuài sù tōng 關 計 畫 hǎn kǎ háng kōng 業 憂 lǚ kè 淪 zhèng zhì zú qiú
... ...2 Express Clearance program stuck Airline industry worried: travelers degenerate into a political soccer
長期睡眠不足、小心病痛一起來!「5個方法」助你安穩入...
長 qī shuì mián bù zú xiǎo xīn bìng tòng yī qǐ 來 ! 個 fāng fǎ zhù nǐ ān 穩 rù . . .
Long-term sleep deprivation, beware of diseases and pains together! "5 Ways" to help you get into a stable ...
星星之火足以燎原!永康營業場所角落起火 亂丟菸蒂惹...
xīng xīng zhī huǒ zú yǐ 燎 yuán ! yǒng kāng 營 業 場 suǒ jiǎo luò qǐ huǒ 亂 丟 菸 dì rě . . .
A single spark can start a prairie fire! Fire breaks out in corner of Wingate business, littering cigarettes causes...
你确定你和汤姆有足够的水吗？
Nǐ quèdìng nǐ hé Tāngmǔ yǒu zúgòu de shuǐ ma?
Are you sure you and Tom have enough water?
你对足球规则熟悉吗？
Nǐ duì zúqiú guīzé shúxī ma?
Are you familiar with the rules of soccer?
天冷得足以让湖结冰。
Tiān lěng de zúyǐ ràng hú jiébīng.
The weather was so cold that the lake froze over.
他看上去是个十足的绅士。
Tā kànshangqu shì ge shízú de shēnshì.
He looks every inch a gentleman.
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