足 (zú)
foot/sufficient/enough
How 足 is written
- Strokes
- 7
- Traditional
- 足
- Simplified
- 足 (unchanged)
足 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- jù
- excessive
- zú
- foot; to be sufficient; ample
Common words using 足
- 不足 bùzú
- insufficient; lacking; deficiency
- 十足 shízú
- ample; complete; hundred percent
- 滿足 mǎnzú
- to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied
- 知足 zhīzú
- content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
- 足夠 zúgòu
- enough; sufficient
- 足球 zúqiú
- soccer ball; a football; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 充足 chōngzú
- adequate; sufficient; abundant
- 失足 shīzú
- to take a wrong step in life
- 富足 fùzú
- rich; plentiful
- 微不足道 wēibùzúdào
- negligible; insignificant
- 心滿意足 xīnmǎnyìzú
- perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied
- 手舞足蹈 shǒuwǔzúdǎo
- hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
足 in a sentence
睡眠不足會影響健康。
Shuìmián bùzú huì yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng.
“Insufficient sleep will affect your health.”
How common is 足?
足 is the 527th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 76.9% of all running text.
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