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19 strokes

carefully

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
carefully; to kick; to tread on; to stamp
Strokes
19
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰足就

To approach 就 in one leap 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

variant of 蹴鞠[cu4 ju1]

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cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)

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to succeed at the first try (idiom)

Open 一蹴可几 page →

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

Open 一蹴而就 page →

see 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]

Open 一蹴而得 page →

see 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]

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