jiǎo

leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

HSK 3 #790

DEFINITIONS

脚 jiǎo
  • foot
  • leg (of an animal or an object)
  • base (of an object)
  • CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
  • classifier for kicks
脚 jué
  • variant of 角[jue2]
  • role

STROKES

WORDS

轻手轻 qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
露马 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
气 jiǎo qì beriberi; athlete's foot
脖子 jiǎo bó zi (coll.) ankle
zhù jiǎo footnote
diàn jiao litter (animal bedding)
师 xiū jiǎo shī pedicurist
tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc); to dance on one's feet; hopping mad (anxious, etc)
香港 xiāng gǎng jiǎo athlete's foot
gēn jiǎo to feet the feet perfectly; to follow closely; hard on sb's heels
爪 jiǎo zhǎo paw; claw
背 jiǎo bèi instep (upper surface of the foot)
医生 chì jiǎo yī shēng barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
挖墙 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
心 jiǎo xīn arch of the foot
癣 jiǎo xuǎn athlete's foot
蛇 sì jiǎo shé lizard; common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
夫 jiǎo fū porter; bearer
面 jiǎo miàn instep (upper surface of the foot)
一步一个印 yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable
七手八 qī shǒu bā jiǎo (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
两步 sān jiǎo liǎng bù hurriedly; just a few steps away
猫 sān jiǎo māo jack of all trades
料 xià jiǎo liào remnants of material from an industrial process; offcut; scraps
zhù jiǎo (old) to halt; to stop