腳 meaning and stroke order
Leg, foot; foundation, base
How to write 腳, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 腳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- foot
- leg (of an animal or an object)
- base (of an object)
- classifier for kicks
- role (variant of 角[jue2])
How 腳 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 卻 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 腳
腳 is a pictophonetic character. The left side ⺼ means flesh, so it is a body part, and the right side 卻 (què) gives the sound. Picture a fleshy body part that steps back, like a foot pulling away.
腳 (jiǎo) is the everyday word for foot. It also means the leg or base of an object, like 桌腳 (zhuōjiǎo, table leg), and it can count kicks. Example: 我的腳很疼。(Wǒ de jiǎo hěn téng.) My foot hurts.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up the right side 卻 with 卸 or 御, which look similar. Also remember 腳 is mainly the foot, while 腿 (tuǐ) is the leg, so do not say 腳 when you mean your whole leg.
Common words with 腳
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 腳步 | jiǎobù | footstep; step | HSK 5 |
| 腳印 | jiǎoyìn | footprint | HSK 6 |
| 手腳 | shǒujiǎo | hand and foot; movement of limbs | HSK 7-9 |
| 指手畫腳 | zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎo | to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands | HSK 7-9 |
| 腳下 | jiǎoxià | under the foot | |
| 腳趾 | jiǎozhǐ | toe | |
| 腳踝 | jiǎohuái | ankle | |
| 雙腳 | shuāngjiǎo | two legs; both feet | |
| 腳踏車 | jiǎotàchē | (Tw) bicycle; bike | |
| 笨手笨腳 | bènshǒubènjiǎo | clumsy; all thumbs | |
| 蹩腳 | biéjiǎo | inferior; shoddy | |
| 腳本 | jiǎoběn | script; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script | |
| 大腳 | dàjiǎo | naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]); long kick (soccer) | |
| 腳底 | jiǎodǐ | soles of the feet |
Questions about 腳
How many strokes are in 腳?
腳 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 腳 mean?
腳 (jiǎo) means leg, foot; foundation, base. A common word with it is 脚步 (jiǎobù), meaning "footstep; step".
How do you pronounce 腳?
腳 is pronounced jiǎo, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 腳?
The radical of 腳 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 腳 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 腳?
腳 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 脚, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 腳 and 脚?
They are the same word. 腳 is the form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and 脚 is the simplified form used in mainland China. The common words listed here use 脚, such as 脚步 (jiǎobù, footstep).
How do you use 腳 to count kicks?
Use it as a classifier after a number, like 踢了一腳 (tī le yì jiǎo), meaning gave a kick. For example, 他踢了我一腳 means he kicked me once.