踵(zhǒng)

16 strokes

to arrive

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǒng
Meaning
to arrive; to follow; heel
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 踵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰足重

In this compound, the meaning comes from 足 (foot); 重 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

足zú重zhòng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 踵 step by step

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

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Words with 踵

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

jiē接zhǒng踵

to follow on sb's heels

Open 接踵 page →
tí提zhǒng踵

to lift one's heels; to stand on tiptoe; (sports) to do a calf raise

Open 提踵 page →
xuán旋zhǒng踵

(literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)

Open 旋踵 page →
yán延jǐng颈qǐ企zhǒng踵

to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth

Open 延颈企踵 page →
jiē接zhǒng踵ér而lái来

to come one after the other

Open 接踵而来 page →
mó摩jiān肩jiē接zhǒng踵

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

Open 摩肩接踵 page →
mó摩dǐng顶fàng放zhǒng踵

to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others

Open 摩顶放踵 page →
huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵

trouble is never far away (idiom)

Open 祸不旋踵 page →

Related characters

From 踵’s common words

接提旋延颈企而来

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