趾
toe
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,185 U+8DBE
How 趾 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
足 (semantic, “foot”) + 止 (phonetic, zhǐ)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 止
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 止 (zhǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 止 sound component | zhǐ | to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist |
| 此 | cǐ | this, these; in this case, then |
| 扯 | chě | to rip, to tear; to haul; casual talk |
| 址 | zhǐ | location, site; the foundation of a house |
| 耻 | chǐ | shame, humiliation; ashamed |
| 芷 | zhǐ | an angelica herb |
| 祉 | zhǐ | blessings, happiness, good luck |
Words containing 趾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金背三趾啄木鸟 | jīn bèi sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense) |
| 细嘴短趾百灵 | xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng | (bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris) |
| 大短趾百灵 | dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng | (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) |
| 亚洲短趾百灵 | Yà zhōu duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng | (bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis) |
| 趾高气扬 | zhǐ gāo qì yáng | high and mighty (idiom); arrogant |
| 脚趾头 | jiǎo zhǐ tou | toe |
| 三趾啄木鸟 | sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) |
| 大五趾跳鼠 | dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ | great jerboa (Allactaga major) |
| 三趾鸦雀 | sān zhǐ yā què | (bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus) |
| 黄脚三趾鹑 | huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún | (bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki) |
| 三趾翠鸟 | sān zhǐ cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) |
| 交趾 | Jiāo zhǐ | former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam |
| 脚趾 | jiǎo zhǐ | toe |
| 长趾滨鹬 | cháng zhǐ bīn yù | (bird species of China) long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) |
| 三趾滨鹬 | sān zhǐ bīn yù | (bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| 三趾鸥 | sān zhǐ ōu | (bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| 短趾雕 | duǎn zhǐ diāo | (bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) |
| 林三趾鹑 | lín sān zhǐ chún | (bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) |
| 趾甲 | zhǐ jiǎ | toenail |
| 拇趾外翻 | mǔ zhǐ wài fān | bunion; hallux valgus |