⾜

foot

zú (zu2)

Radical no. 157 · 7 strokes (第 157 部首 · 7 画 dì 157 bùshǒu · 7 huà)

Radical ⾜ (zú) — meaning: foot, 7 strokes.

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.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

143 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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  • 距jù

    to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from

    HSK 7

    11 strokes

  • 趾zhǐ

    toe

    11 strokes

  • 趹jué

    to gallop

    11 strokes

  • 趺fū

    instep; tarsus

    11 strokes

  • 趼jiǎn

    (bound form) callus

    11 strokes

  • 跁pá

    to squat

    11 strokes

  • 跂qí

    sixth (extra) toe

    11 strokes

  • 跃yuè

    to jump

    11 strokes

  • 跄qiàng

    stagger

    11 strokes

  • 跑pǎo

    to run

    HSK 1

    12 strokes

  • 跌diē

    to fall

    HSK 6

    12 strokes

  • 跋bá

    postscript

    12 strokes

  • 跛bǒ

    to limp

    12 strokes

  • 跅tuò

    careless

    12 strokes

  • 跆tái

    to trample, to kick

    12 strokes

  • 跍kū

    to squat

    12 strokes

  • 跎tuó

    to stumble

    12 strokes

  • 跏jiā

    to sit cross-legged

    12 strokes

  • 跕dié

    shuffle

    12 strokes

  • 跖zhí

    variant of 蹠|跖[zhi2]

    12 strokes

  • 跗fū

    instep

    12 strokes

  • 跙jǔ

    weak, lame

    12 strokes

  • 跚shān

    used in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2 shan1]

    12 strokes

  • 跞lì

    move

    12 strokes

  • 践jiàn

    to fulfill (a promise)

    12 strokes

  • 𧿹mǔ

    (bound form) big toe

    12 strokes

  • 𨀁lóng

    to walk

    12 strokes

  • 跟gēn

    heel

    HSK 1

    13 strokes

  • 路lù

    road (CL:條|条[tiao2])

    HSK 1

    13 strokes

  • 跳tiào

    to jump

    HSK 3

    13 strokes

  • 跪guì

    to kneel

    HSK 6

    13 strokes

  • 跺duò

    variant of 跺[duo4]

    13 strokes

  • 跨kuà

    to step across

    HSK 6

    13 strokes

  • 跤jiāo

    a tumble

    13 strokes

  • 跩zhuǎi

    to waddle

    13 strokes

  • 跐cǐ

    to trample

    13 strokes

  • 迹jì

    (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue

    13 strokes

  • 跣xiǎn

    barefooted

    13 strokes

  • 跦zhū

    pace back and forth

    13 strokes

  • 跧quán

    to curl up

    13 strokes

  • 跫qióng

    sound of footsteps

    13 strokes

  • 跬kuǐ

    brief

    13 strokes

  • 跮chì

    hasty walking

    13 strokes

  • 跱zhì

    to squat

    13 strokes

  • 跲jiá

    to stumble

    13 strokes

  • 跶dā

    to stumble

    13 strokes

  • 跷qiāo

    to raise one's foot

    13 strokes

  • 跸bì

    to clear streets when emperor tours

    13 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.