距

to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance; spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,622 U+8DDD

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 (semantic, “foot”) + 巨 (phonetic, jù)

components: 足巨

distance · Heisig RSH #2686

wooden leg + giant

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 巨

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 巨 (jù) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
巨 sound component	jù	large, huge, gigantic; chief
柜	guì	cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter
矩	jǔ	carpenter's square, ruler, rule
拒	jù	to defend, to ward off; to refuse
炬	jù	torch
苣	jù	a kind of lettuce
钜	jù	steel, iron; great
讵	jù	an interjection of surprise

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
距离产生美	jù lí chǎn shēng měi	absence makes the heart grow fonder
短距起落飞机	duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī	short takeoff and landing aircraft
垂直和短距起落飞机	chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī	vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft
超距作用	chāo jù zuò yòng	action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)
近距离无线通讯	jìn jù lí wú xiàn tōng xùn	(computing) near-field communication (NFC)
两性差距	liǎng xìng chā jù	disparity between the sexes
拉近距离	lā jìn jù lí	to bring (people) closer together
长距离	cháng jù lí	long-distance
远距离监视	yuǎn jù lí jiān shì	off-site monitoring
远距离	yuǎn jù lí	long-distance
传输距离	chuán shū jù lí	transmission distance
行距	háng jù	row spacing
偏差距离	piān chā jù lí	offset distance
距翅麦鸡	jù chì mài jī	(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)
相距	xiāng jù	distance apart; separated by a given distance
短距离	duǎn jù lí	short distance; a stone's throw away
距角	jù jiǎo	elongation (astronomy)
眼距宽	yǎn jù kuān	orbital hypertelorism (medicine)
全距	quán jù	range (of a set of data) (statistics)
近距离	jìn jù lí	close range