踵 meaning and stroke order
Heel; to follow; to visit, to call on
How to write 踵, stroke by stroke
16 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 踵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to arrive
- to follow
- heel
How 踵 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Foot.
足 gives the meaning and 重 hints at the sound.
Radical: 足 (foot), shared by 119 characters on this site.
How to remember 踵
The foot radical 足 on the left tells you this is about the foot, and 重 (zhòng, heavy) on the right gives the sound. Think of the heel as the heavy part of the foot that takes your weight.
踵 is a literary character that shows up mostly in set phrases and formal writing, not in everyday speech. Its most common uses are 接踵而至 (jiē zhǒng ér zhì), meaning one after another, and 摩肩接踵 (mó jiān jiē zhǒng), meaning crowded shoulder to shoulder. Example: 问题接踵而来。(Wèntí jiē zhǒng ér lái.) Problems came one after another.
Common mistake: Learners often read 踵 as zhòng because of its phonetic part 重, but 踵 is third tone, zhǒng, like 肿 (zhǒng, swollen) and 种 (zhǒng, seed). Do not confuse it with 肿 either, which has the flesh radical 月 instead of the foot radical 足.
Questions about 踵
How many strokes are in 踵?
踵 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 踵 mean?
踵 (zhǒng) means heel; to follow; to visit, to call on.
How do you pronounce 踵?
踵 is pronounced zhǒng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 踵?
The radical of 踵 is 足, which carries the idea of "foot". Dictionaries list 踵 under this radical.
What word do people use for heel in everyday Chinese?
In daily speech people say 脚后跟 (jiǎo hòugen) or 脚跟 (jiǎogēn). 踵 is mostly kept for idioms and written language.
What does 踵 mean in the sense of to follow or to visit?
In classical and formal Chinese, 踵 can mean to follow in someone's footsteps, as in 踵事增华 (zhǒng shì zēng huá), to carry on and improve a predecessor's work. It can also mean to go to someone in person, as in 踵门 (zhǒng mén), to call at someone's door.