foot

Origin & mnemonic

The foot radical originates from a pictograph of the human foot in ancient script. The original shape clearly depicts the joints of toes and the heel.

Mnemonic: The foot radical resembles a human foot with clearly visible toe joints and heel.

• 蹊qī🔊

  used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1]

  17 strokes

• 蹋tà🔊

  to step on

  17 strokes

• 蹎diān🔊

  to fall forward (variant of 顛|颠[dian1])

  17 strokes

• 蹐jí🔊

  walk with short steps

  17 strokes

• 蹑niè🔊

  to walk on tiptoe

  17 strokes

• 蹒pán🔊

  used in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2 shan1]

  17 strokes

• 蹓liù🔊

  to stroll

  17 strokes

• 𬧀qiàng🔊

  used in 踉蹡|踉𬧀[liang4 qiang4]

  17 strokes

• 蹦bèng🔊

  to jump; to bounce; to hop

  HSK 7

  18 strokes

• 躇chú🔊

  used in 躊躇|踌躇[chou2 chu2]

  18 strokes

• 䠞cù🔊

  variant of 蹙[cu4]

  18 strokes

• 蹙cù🔊

  to knit (one's brows)

  18 strokes

• 蹚tāng🔊

  to wade

  18 strokes

• 蹜suō🔊

  walk carefully

  18 strokes

• 蹝xǐ🔊

  slippers

  18 strokes

• 蹢dí🔊

  hoof

  18 strokes

• 蹧zāo🔊

  see 蹧蹋[zao1 ta4]

  18 strokes

• 蹩bié🔊

  to limp

  18 strokes

• 蹲dūn🔊

  to crouch

  HSK 6

  19 strokes

• 蹭cèng🔊

  to rub against

  HSK 7

  19 strokes

• 蹿cuān🔊

  to leap up

  19 strokes

• 蹬dēng🔊

  to step on; to tread on

  HSK 7

  19 strokes

• 蹮xiān🔊

  old variant of 躚|跹[xian1]

  19 strokes

• 蹯fán🔊

  paws of animal

  19 strokes

• 蹰chú🔊

  used in 踟躕|踟蹰[chi2 chu2]

  19 strokes

• 蹴cù🔊

  carefully

  19 strokes

• 蹶jué🔊

  to stumble

  19 strokes

• 蹼pǔ🔊

  web (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)

  19 strokes

• 蹽liāo🔊

  to run

  19 strokes

• 蹾dūn🔊

  (coll.) to put sth down heavily

  19 strokes

• 趸dǔn🔊

  wholesale

  19 strokes

• 𨅬lán🔊

  to pass

  19 strokes

• 躁zào🔊

  impatient; hot-tempered

  20 strokes

• 躃bì🔊

  variant of 躄[bi4]

  20 strokes

• 躄bì🔊

  both feet crippled

  20 strokes

• 躅zhú🔊

  used in 躑躅|踯躅[zhi2 zhu2]

  20 strokes

• 躏lìn🔊

  used in 蹂躪|蹂躏[rou2 lin4]

  21 strokes

• 躐liè🔊

  step across

  22 strokes

• 躔chán🔊

  (literary) animal tracks

  22 strokes

• 躗wèi🔊

  to exaggerate

  22 strokes

• 躙lìn🔊

  variant of 躪|躏, to trample down

  23 strokes

• 躛wèi🔊

  variant of 躗[wei4]

  23 strokes

• 躜zuān🔊

  to jump

  23 strokes

• 躠xiè🔊

  to limp

  23 strokes

• 躞xiè🔊

  to walk

  24 strokes

• 躣qú🔊

  (manner of walking)

  25 strokes

• 躩jué🔊

  bend

  27 strokes