踵

zhǒng

zh+ǒng·3rd tone

to arrive · to follow

Radical: 足 Strokes: 16

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距蹄蹑

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Character Decomposition

踵=足+重

Etymology

foot

Meanings

to arrive

to follow

heel

zhǒng

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Words with 踵 83 total

to follow on sb's heels接踵jiē zhǒng (literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)旋踵xuán zhǒng to lift one's heels; to stand on tiptoe; (sports) to do a calf raise提踵tí zhǒng lit. shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel (idiom) · fig. crowded; packed with people比肩继踵bǐ jiān jì zhǒng be crowded (or inundated) with people · walk shoulder-to-shoulder · follow in the footsteps of another · crowd around · jostle each other比肩接踵bǐ jiān jiē zhǒng

Idioms with 踵 53 total Chain

lit. shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel (idiom) · fig. crowded; packed with people比肩继踵bǐ jiān jì zhǒng be crowded (or inundated) with people · walk shoulder-to-shoulder · follow in the footsteps of another · crowd around · jostle each other比肩接踵bǐ jiān jiē zhǒng

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