Chinese Character: 足 (zú - Foot)
1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)
Radical: 足 (The radical itself, which means foot)
Stroke Count: 7 (The number of strokes to write the character)
Character Decomposition: 口 + 止 (Mouth + Stop, symbolically related to the idea of standing on one's feet)
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: zú (First tone, pronounced as /dzu:/)
3. Meaning (含义)
足 mainly means "foot" or "leg". It can also mean "enough" or "sufficient". (The character 足 primarily refers to the physical part of the body, and can also convey the sense of adequacy.)
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 足球 (zú qiú) - Football / Soccer (Literally "foot ball")
- 足够 (zú gòu) - Enough / Sufficient (Literally "foot + enough")
- 足迹 (zú jì) - Footprint (Literally "foot + trace")
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
足 can be used as a noun, an adjective, or a verb in different contexts. As a noun, it refers to the body part. As an adjective, it means "enough". As a verb, it can mean "to satisfy". (In grammar, 足 can function in multiple roles according to the context.)
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
In Chinese culture, feet are often associated with travel, independence, and hard - work. For example, long - distance travelers are said to "wear out their feet". (In Chinese cultural connotations, feet carry certain symbolic meanings.)
7. Example Sentence (例句)
他踢足球时伤了足。(Tā tī zú qiú shí shāng le zú.) - He hurt his foot while playing football.
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can remember 足 by thinking of the "口" as the ankle and the "止" as the toes. It forms a simple image of a foot. (你可以把“口”想象成脚踝，“止”想象成脚趾，这样就构成了一个简单的脚的形象。)