跛

bǒ

to limp · lame

Radical: 足 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距蹄踵

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Character Decomposition

跛=足+皮

Etymology

foot

Meanings

to limp

lame

crippled

bǒ

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Words with 跛 11 total

lame person · cripple跛子bǒ zi to limp · lame person跛脚bǒ jiǎo lame跛足bǒ zú

Idioms with 跛 2 total Chain

lit. a lame turtle can travel a thousand miles (idiom) · fig. with perseverance, even the most disadvantaged can succeed跛鳖千里bǒ biē qiān lǐ