足

jù · zú

excessive

Radical: 足 Strokes: 7 HSK 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

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路跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距

Same radical

路跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距蹄踵蹑

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

The leg 口 above the foot

Meanings2 pronunciations

jù

excessive

zú

(bound form) foot; leg

sufficient; ample

as much as; fully

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Words with 足 549 total

(literary) to set out on foot发足fā zú insufficient · lacking · deficiency · not enough · inadequate · not worth · cannot · should not不足bù zú to squeeze in · to step in · to take part · to step between (two persons in a relationship)插足chā zú to stamp the feet (formal writing)蹀足dié zú rich · plentiful富足fù zú feet with calluses · fig. a long and hard march趼足jiǎn zú barefoot · barefooted赤足chì zú bound feet弓足gōng zú (literary) to participate in; to set foot in厕足cè zú adequate · sufficient · abundant充足chōng zú lit. the three legs of a tripod · fig. three competing rivals鼎足dǐng zú

Idioms with 足 231 total Chain

old institutions die hard · a centipede does not topple over even when dead · a centipede dies but never falls down百足之虫，死而不僵bǎi zú zhī chóng，sǐ ér bù jiāng to be too petty or insignificant to mention · to not be worth mentioning (idiom)卑卑不足道bēi bēi bù zú dào not worth mentioning卑不足道bēi bù zú dào

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