Dong Chinese dictionary

jù

distance

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 巨 represents the sound.

Components

足 Meaning component

zú, jù

foot

巨 Sound component

jù

large

Evolution

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jù

distance; bird's spur; at a distance of; to be apart

Most common words with 距

Sources