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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiǎo

脚

脚

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leg

Numbered pinyin
jiao3
English meanings
foot, leg, base

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 却.

  • Left

    ⺼
  • Right

    却
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Meaning & sound clues

⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “flesh”.

却 is identified as the sound component (què). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 脚.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰⺼却

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我de的jiǎo脚téng疼。

    My foot hurts.

  2. 02

    chuān穿zhè这xié鞋jiǎo脚hěn很shūfu舒服。

    These shoes are comfortable.

  3. 03

    tái抬jiǎo脚zǒulù走路。

    Lift your foot to walk.

  4. 04

    bié别cǎi踩wǒ我de的jiǎo脚。

    Don't step on my foot.

  5. 05

    yòng用jiǎo脚tī踢qiú球。

    Kick the ball with your foot.

  6. 06

    jiǎo脚xià下yī一huá滑。

    My foot slipped.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 手脚
  • 指手画脚
  • 脚印
  • 脚步