Meaning
a kick; foot; role; role
Chinese: 脚、步兵。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 脚 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 脚步jiǎo bùfootstep; step
- 脚印jiǎo yìnfootprint
- 手脚shǒu jiǎohand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick
- 指手画脚zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎoto gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily
- 大脚dà jiǎonaturally-formed feet; long kick (soccer); Bigfoot (mythological animal)
Example Sentence
走了一天的路，我的脚很酸。Zǒu le yì tiān de lù, wǒ de jiǎo hěn suān.After walking all day, my feet are sore.
走Zǒuto walk了le(completed action)一yìone天tiānday的deof路lùroad (CL:条)，我wǒI的deof脚jiǎofoot很hěnvery酸suānsour。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The flesh radical 月 (body) plus 却 (sound): a body part — the ‘foot / leg’.
A way to remember it
Flesh (月) + a sound — the foot.
Easy to confuse with
- 腿‘Leg’: also the flesh radical 月, but with 退 as the sound.