脚(jiǎo)

HSK 211 strokesTrad. 腳
Readingsjiǎojué

foot

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Character information

Pinyin
jiǎo / jué
Meaning
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:双,只; classifier for kicks
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
腳

Origin & structure

Where 脚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼却

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 却 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺼却què

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 脚 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 脚

Common words using 脚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiǎo脚bù步
HSK 5

footstep

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jiǎo脚yìn印
HSK 6

footprint

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shǒu手jiǎo脚
HSK 7-9

hand and foot

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zhǐ指shǒu手huà画jiǎo脚
HSK 7-9

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

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xià下jiǎo脚

to get a footing

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zhù住jiǎo脚

(old) to halt; to stop

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xiū修jiǎo脚

pedicure

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qián前jiǎo脚

one moment ..., (the next ...)

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