Chinese symbol for “foot”
脚
jiǎo
Traditional: 腳
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); 双 (shuāng),只 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foot is 脚 (jiǎo), defined as: foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); 双 (shuāng),只 (zhī); classifier for kicks.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “foot”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足 | zú | (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample |
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
| 呎 | chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m); old form of modern 英尺 (yīng chǐ) |
| 脚丫 (腳丫) | jiǎo yā | (coll.) foot |
| 疋 | shū | foot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 脚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脚步 (腳步) | jiǎo bù | footstep; step |
| 脚下 (腳下) | jiǎo xià | under the foot |
| 脚本 (腳本) | jiǎo běn | script; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script |
| 手脚 (手腳) | shǒu jiǎo | hand and foot; movement of limbs |
| 双脚 (雙腳) | shuāng jiǎo | two legs; both feet |
| 脚踏车 (腳踏車) | jiǎo tà chē | (Tw) bicycle; bike; 辆 (liàng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foot”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.