足 zú — foot; enough · English

足

zú

foot; enough

At a glance · 足

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文象膝股脚胫足之形，本义为脚。小篆作「足」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为下肢（脚），引申为充足。

Structure

象形字，甲骨文象腿脚之形。

At a glance

Pinyinzú

Radical足

Strokes7

UnicodeU+8DB3

Character type象形

Theme人体

Six languages, one character

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English foot; enough The foot; also enough or full.

Français pied; assez Le pied ; aussi assez ou plein.

Español pie; bastante El pie ; también bastante.

العربية قدم؛ كافٍ القدم؛ ويُستعار لـ«كافٍ».

Русский нога; достаточно Нога; также достаточно.

Common words

足zúfoot
足够zú gòuenough

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