踵 — Chinese character
踵
zhǒng
heel; to follow; to visit, to call on
- Pinyin
- zhǒng
- Radical
- 157 ⾜ (Foot)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 足 重
- Formation
- pictophonetic — foot; meaning component 足; sound component 重
- Japanese
- 踵 as a kanji
Common words with 踵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接踵而来 (接踵而來) | jiē zhǒng ér lái | to come one after the other |
| 接踵 | jiē zhǒng | to follow on sb's heels |
| 摩肩接踵 | mó jiān jiē zhǒng | lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps; a thronging crowd |
| 延颈企踵 (延頸企踵) | yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng | to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth |
| 提踵 | tí zhǒng | to lift one's heels; to stand on tiptoe; (sports) to do a calf raise |
| 摩顶放踵 (摩頂放踵) | mó dǐng fàng zhǒng | to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others; to wear oneself out for the general good |
| 旋踵 | xuán zhǒng | (literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel) |
| 祸不旋踵 (禍不旋踵) | huò bù xuán zhǒng | trouble is never far away (idiom) |
踵 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 7
- Mencius 3A.4
- Mencius 7A.26
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
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