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Chinese symbol for “foothold”

立足点
lì zú diǎn
Traditional: 立足點
foothold

The closest CC-CEDICT match for foothold is 立足点 (lì zú diǎn), defined as: foothold.

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

立 lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
radical 117 ⽴ · 5 strokes
足 zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
radical 157 ⾜ · 7 strokes
点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “foothold”

WordPinyinMeaning
据点 (據點)jù diǎnstronghold; defended military base

Related words

Other words that share a character with 立足点.

WordPinyinMeaning
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
独立 (獨立)dú lìindependent; independence
设立 (設立)shè lìto set up; to establish
立即lì jíimmediately
立法lì fǎto enact laws; to legislate
足球zú qiúsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
满足 (滿足)mǎn zúto satisfy; to meet (the needs of)
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit

See also: Japanese symbol for “foothold”.

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.