Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

足1 / 1
Character breakdownzú / Pictograph
足
zú

Origin clue: The leg 口 above the foot

Strokes
足
Radical足foot
TypePictograph

How it works

足 developed from a stylized picture of the thing or idea it represents.

Common words 1

  • 踢足球 HSK 2tī zúqiúto play football