Chinese symbol for “footnote”
脚注
jiǎo zhù
Traditional: 腳注
footnote
The closest CC-CEDICT match for footnote is 脚注 (jiǎo zhù), defined as: footnote.
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 “footnote”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 脚注.
| 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) |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 关注 (關注) | guān zhù | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention |
See also: Japanese symbol for “footnote”.
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.