脚 jiǎo foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks 步 兵 bù bīng infantry / foot / infantryman / foot soldier 英 尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) 脚 丫 子 jiǎo yā zi (coll.) foot 足 zú foot / to be sufficient / ample 跂 jī foot 呎 chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) / old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3] 音 步 yīn bù foot (syllabic unit in verse) / meter / scansion 浑 身 hún shēn all over / from head to foot 脚 下 jiǎo xià under the foot 走 路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot 行 人 xíng rén pedestrian / traveler on foot / passer-by / official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor 踏 上 tà shàng to set foot on / to step on or into 手 脚 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) 平 方 píng fāng square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) 步 行 bù xíng to go on foot / to walk 徒 步 tú bù to be on foot 涉 足 shè zú to set foot in / to step into / to become involved for the first time 踏 进 tà jìn to set foot in / to tread (in or on) / to walk into 山 脚 shān jiǎo foot of a mountain 脚 尖 jiǎo jiān the extremity of the foot 临 终 lín zhōng approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave 足 下 zú xià you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot 拨 弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) / to fiddle with / to stir up 掏 腰 包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill 脚 掌 jiǎo zhǎng the sole of the foot 前 脚 qián jiǎo one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking) 得 寸 进 尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile 踏 足 tà zú to set foot on (a foreign land etc) / to tread / (fig.) to enter (a new sphere) 足 浴 zú yù foot bath 足 疗 zú liáo pedicure / foot massage 商 祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 湿 气 shī qì moisture / humidity / athlete's foot / tinea / eczema 后 脚 hòu jiǎo (one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking) 脚 气 jiǎo qì athlete's foot / tinea pedis / beriberi 足 尖 zú jiān tip of the foot / toes 小 卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn 墙 根 qiáng gēn foot of a wall 脚 板 jiǎo bǎn the sole of the foot 泡 脚 pào jiǎo foot bath / foot soak 脚 心 jiǎo xīn arch of the foot 缩 手 缩 脚 suō shǒu suō jiǎo bound hand and foot (idiom) / constrained 风 烛 残 年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days / to have one foot in the grave 脚 踏 两 条 船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time 吊 索 diào suǒ rope tackle hanging from a mast / crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hold up an awning) 行 将 就 木 xíng jiāng jiù mù to approach one's coffin (idiom) / with one foot in the grave 香 港 脚 Xiāng gǎng jiǎo athlete's foot 露 马 脚 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away 走 卒 zǒu zú pawn (i.e. foot soldier) / servant / lackey (of malefactor) 脚 癣 jiǎo xuǎn athlete's foot 登 dēng to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield 缠 脚 foot binding / foot-binding 徒 tú disciple / apprentice / believer / on foot / bare or empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] 拨 bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch 爪 zhǎo foot of a bird or animal / paw / claws / talons 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc 麓 lù foot of a hill 跷 qiāo variant of 蹺|跷[qiao1] / to raise one's foot / stilts 胼 pián callous on hand or foot 蹀 dié to tread on / to stamp one's foot 陬 zōu corner / foot of mountain 蹻 qiāo raise one's foot 蹠 zhí metatarsus / sole of foot / to tread on 跐 cǐ to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot 腄 chuí callus on the hand or foot / upper leg bone of horse or bird / buttocks 足 不 出 户 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home 安 步 当 车 ān bù dàng chē to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace 脚 踏 两 只 船 jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair 踩 线 cǎi xiàn to scout for a tour operator / to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary / (tennis) to commit a foot fault 彳 chì step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4] 亍 chù step with the right foot / see 彳亍[chi4 chu4] 从 头 到 脚 cóng tóu dào jiǎo from head to foot 手 足 口 病 shǒu zú kǒu bìng hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children 膇 zhuì swelling of foot 平 方 英 尺 píng fāng yīng chǐ square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²) 大 限 临 头 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave 底 阀 dǐ fá bottom valve / foot valve 恋 脚 癖 liàn jiǎo pǐ foot fetish 恋 脚 癖 者 liàn jiǎo pǐ zhě foot fetishist 手 足 口 症 shǒu zú kǒu zhèng human hand foot and mouth disease, a viral infection 搬 石 头 砸 自 己 的 脚 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to move a stone and stub one's toe / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 搬 砖 砸 脚 bān zhuān zá jiǎo to hurt oneself by one's own doing / to boomerang / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) 旗 丁 qí dīng Manchurian foot soldier 步 操 bù cāo foot drill (military, physical exercises etc) 百 尺 竿 头 , 更 尽 一 步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom) / fig. much accomplished, still some work to do / to continue to further successes / not to rest on one's laurels 脚 位 jiǎo wèi foot position (in dance) 脚 正 不 怕 鞋 歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) 脚 误 jiǎo wù foot fault (tennis etc) 脚 违 例 jiǎo wéi lì foot fault (tennis etc) 自 缚 手 脚 zì fù shǒu jiǎo to bind oneself hand and foot 足 轮 zú lún foot chakra 跌 足 diē zú to stamp one's foot (in anger) 蹑 足 niè zú to walk on tiptoe / to step on sb's foot / to join (a trade, profession etc) / to associate with (a certain group of people) 跷 足 以 待 qiāo zú yǐ dài lit. raise one's foot enough to delay / make a pretence of action (idiom) 蹑 机 niè jī silk loom with a foot peddle 道 高 一 尺 , 魔 高 一 丈 dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. 露 出 马 脚 lù chū mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away 魔 高 一 丈 , 道 高 一 尺 mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.