足(zú)

HSK 37 strokes

excessive

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Character information

Pinyin
zú
Meaning
excessive
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 足 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱口？

The leg 口 above the foot

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 足 step by step

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

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Words with 足

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

bù不zú足
HSK 5

insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; canno…

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chōng充zú足
HSK 5

adequate; sufficient; abundant

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shí十zú足
HSK 5

ample

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shì世zú足

World Cup (soccer) (Tw)

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yī一kuí夔yǐ已zú足

one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)

Open 一夔已足 page →
sān三zú足dǐng鼎lì立

(idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power

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bù不yī一ér而zú足

by no means an isolated case

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bù不zú足guà挂chǐ齿

not worth mentioning (idiom)

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 足’s common words

不充十世一夔已三

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