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

律师 chì jiǎo lǜ shī barefoot lawyer; grassroots lawyer
gǎn jiǎo to work as a carter or porter; to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
捶胸 diē jiǎo chuí xiōng lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
bǒ jiǎo to limp; lame person
跳一只 tiào yī zhī jiǎo to hop on one leg
板 tī jiǎo bǎn baseboard; skirting board
线 tī jiǎo xiàn skirting board
踩失 cǎi shī jiǎo to lose one's footing
尖 diǎn jiǎo jiān to stand on tiptoe
dēng jiǎo to stamp one's foot; to kick
niè jiǎo to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
根 niè jiǎo gēn variant of 躡腳跟|蹑脚跟[nie4 jiao3 gen1]
跟 niè jiǎo gēn to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
蹑着 niè zhe jiǎo to tiptoe
虾 ruǎn jiǎo xiā weakling; coward
蟹 ruǎn jiǎo xiè same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruan3 jiao3 xia1]
lún jiǎo caster (furniture wheel)
yùn jiǎo freight charge
秧鸡 cháng jiǎo yāng jī (bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
架 shuāng jiǎo jià bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
jī jiǎo chicken feet
露出马 lù chū mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
滨鹬 qīng jiǎo bīn yù (bird species of China) Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)
鹬 qīng jiǎo yù (bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
头痛医头,痛医 tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb); reactive (rather than proactive)