Memory phrase for the character: 脚
脚
Meaning
foot, leg, base Pronunciation jiǎo, jué Explanation Left: body part 月/肉, right: retreat 却 (Leaving 去 in a bowed卩 position is a retreat.) [to leave 去 = Below ground 土 is the nose 厶 that has left.]
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The body part for making a retreat [= leaving in a bowed position] is: the foot. Radicals
肉
body part This radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
去
to go away, to cause to go
厶
private, nose Side view of a nose that is facing to the left.
卩
bent person Shows a person 人 bowing down deeply. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying
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脚步 jiǎo bù
footstep; step
高脚椅 gāo jiǎo yǐ
stool (chair); high chair
裹脚 guǒ jiǎo
foot-binding; long strip of cloth used for foot-binding
脚趾 jiǎo zhǐ
toe
绊脚石 bàn jiǎo shí
stumbling block; obstacle
跌脚捶胸
diē jiǎo chuí xiōng
lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
脚踝 jiǎo huái
ankle
脚踝 jiǎo huái
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, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
