zhǐ
toe
Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 止 represents the sound.
Evolution
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 趾
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
toe | ||
toe | ||
toe | ||
high and mighty (idiom); arrogant | ||
toenail |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*təʔ | tsyiX | zhǐ | foot, heel, toe |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 6.1509% of movies
2302nd most common character in movies
3164th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 11 |
Unicode | U+8DBE |
Sources
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